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TI-2018-07684 Aliases CVE-2018-10870GHSA-3v7r-5qj8-2v68

Path traversal in redhat-certification rhcertstore.py

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

redhat-certification does not properly sanitize paths in rhcertStore.py:__saveResultsFile. A remote attacker could use this flaw to overwrite any file, potentially gaining remote code execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06104 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
redhat-certificationrhcertstore.pyall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • rhcertstore.py Vendorredhat-certification Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:certification:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:certification:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2018:2373 Released 2018-08-09 · Red Hat rating Critical
    redhat-certification security update
    • Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 redhat-certification-5.16-20180809.el7, redhat-certification-backend-5.16-20180809.el7, redhat-certification-baremetal-5.16-20180809.el7 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed RHSA-2018:2373
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10870
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3v7r-5qj8-2v68

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2018-07681 Files are accessible without restrictions from the /update/results page of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-07680 Missing authorization in redhat-certification CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-07683 Incorrect permission assignment in [UNKNOWN] redhat-certification CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-07682 Uncontrolled resource consumption in redhat-certification CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-07679 Missing authorization in redhat-certification CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-07677 It was discovered that redhat-certification 7 is not properly configured and it lists all… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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