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TI-2017-01909 Aliases CVE-2017-2663GHSA-44w6-h8x6-p8h9

It was found that subscription-manager's DBus interface before 1.19.4 let unprivileged…

Priority LOW 36CWE-270Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

It was found that subscription-manager's DBus interface before 1.19.4 let unprivileged user access the com.redhat.RHSM1.Facts.GetFacts and com.redhat.RHSM1.Config.Set methods. An unprivileged local attacker could use these methods to gain access to private information, or launch a privilege escalation attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00365 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red Hatsubscription-manager1.19.4—No fix listedCNA
  • subscription-manager VendorRed Hat Affected 1.19.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:subscription-manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.19.4VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:subscription-manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.19.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2663
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44w6-h8x6-p8h9

References

Patch 2

  • TI-2023-03644 Improper authorization in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2016-03830 The Subscription Manager package (aka subscription-manager) before 1.17.7-1 for Candlepin… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3

Sources

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