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TI-2017-11077 Aliases CVE-2017-15103GHSA-6g56-v9qg-jp92

OS command injection in Heketi

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A security-check flaw was found in the way the Heketi 5 server API handled user requests. An authenticated Heketi user could send specially crafted requests to the Heketi server, resulting in remote command execution as the user running Heketi server and possibly privilege escalation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05495 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/heketi/heketi (Go): 5.0.1Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HeketiHeketi5.0—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/heketi/heketi (Go)before 5.0.15.0.1Patch availableGHSA-6g56-v9qg-jp92
  • Heketi VendorHeketi Affected 5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/heketi/heketi (Go) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.1 Fixed in 5.0.1 Patch available GHSA-6g56-v9qg-jp92

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:heketi_project:heketi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableThe Heketi Project
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:heketi_project:heketi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·The Heketi Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-6g56-v9qg-jp92 github.com/heketi/heketi (Go) Fixed in 5.0.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:3481 Released 2017-12-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    heketi security update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-7 heketi-5.0.0-19.el7rhgs, heketi-client-5.0.0-19.el7rhgs, python-heketi-5.0.0-19.el7rhgs

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Heketi — RHSA-2017:3481

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

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    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2017:3481

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15103
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g56-v9qg-jp92

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 3

Sources

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