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TI-2016-06073 Aliases CVE-2016-7066GHSA-rwrh-4w4j-q9mq

It was found that the improper default permissions on /tmp/auth directory in JBoss…

Priority LOW 34CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

It was found that the improper default permissions on /tmp/auth directory in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before 7.1.0 can allow any local user to connect to CLI and allow the user to execute any arbitrary operations.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00303 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatJBoss Enterprise Application Platform7.1.0—No fix listedCNA
  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform VendorRed Hat Affected 7.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.1.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:3456 Released 2017-12-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1Fixed RHSA-2017:3456

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7066
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwrh-4w4j-q9mq
  3. 2026-11-05 Fix available: Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2017-08941 Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat jbossas KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-01790 JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-01383 The Web Console (aka web-console) in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-09354 XML external entity injection in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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