Information disclosure in puppet-swift
Priority LOW 31CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0109 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unspecified | puppet-swift | puppet-swift 8.2.1; puppet-swift 9.4.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- puppet-swift Vendorunspecified Affected puppet-swift 8.2.1; puppet-swift 9.4.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:puppet-swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 to before 8.2.1; 9.0.0 to before 9.4.4 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:puppet-swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 to before 8.2.1; 9.0.0 to before 9.4.4 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2017:0359 Released 2017-03-01 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-puppet-modules security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 openstack-puppet-modules-1:8.1.10-2.el7ost
- RHSA-2017:0361 Released 2017-03-01 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-puppet-modules security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) openstack-puppet-modules-1:7.1.5-2.el7ost
- RHSA-2017:0200 Released 2017-01-26 · Red Hat rating Moderatepuppet-swift security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 puppet-swift-9.4.3-3.el7ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0200 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0361 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0359 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9590
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q5j-cmrw-cmmc
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-9590 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9590 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7q5j-cmrw-cmmc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-9590 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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