CloudForms Management Engine before 5.8 includes a default SSL/TLS certificate.
Priority LOW 35CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
CloudForms Management Engine before 5.8 includes a default SSL/TLS certificate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01058 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2017:1601 Released 2017-06-28 · Red Hat rating ImportantCFME 5.7.3 security, bug fix and enhancement update
- CloudForms Management Engine 5.7 cfme-5.7.3.2-1.el7cf, cfme-appliance-5.7.3.2-1.el7cf, cfme-gemset-5.7.3.2-1.el7cf +4
- RHSA-2017:1367 Released 2017-05-31 · Red Hat rating ModerateCFME 5.8.0 security, bug, and enhancement update
- CloudForms Management Engine 5.8 ansible-2.2.1.0-2.el7, ansible-tower-server-3.1.2-1.el7at, ansible-tower-setup-3.1.2-1.el7at +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1601 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1367 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4457
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83f5-53jx-3mvf
References
More Red Hat Cloudforms Management Engine vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-01839 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the AgentController in Red Hat CloudForms… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.4
- TI-2013-01821 SQL injection vulnerability in the miq_policy controller in Red Hat CloudForms 2.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-04680 Code injection in [UNKNOWN] cfme CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-11195 OS command injection in CloudForms CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-11098 Improper input validation in [UNKNOWN] CloudForms CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2016-06078 Improper authorization in Red Hat CFME CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-4457 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-4457 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-83f5-53jx-3mvf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-4457 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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