Insufficiently protected credentials in [UNKNOWN] rhscon-core
Priority LOW 31CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
The skyring-setup command creates random password for mongodb skyring database but it writes password in plain text to /etc/skyring/skyring.conf file which is owned by root but read by local user. Any local user who has access to system running skyring service will be able to get password in plain text.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00327 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | rhscon-core | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- rhscon-core Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Storage Console 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2665
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-532c-wf5h-wp4m
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-2665 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2665 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-532c-wf5h-wp4m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-2665 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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