Improper access control in [UNKNOWN] cfme
Priority LOW 35CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284 and CWE-78.
Summary
CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) is vulnerable to an improper security setting in the dRuby component of CloudForms. An attacker with access to an unprivileged local shell could use this flaw to execute commands as a high privileged user.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00474 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | cfme | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- cfme Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2018:2745 Released 2018-09-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantCloudForms 4.5.5 security, bug fix and enhancement update
- CloudForms Management Engine 5.8 ansible-tower-server-3.1.8-1.el7at, ansible-tower-setup-3.1.8-1.el7at, cfme-5.8.5.1-1.el7cf +3
- RHSA-2018:2561 Released 2018-09-04 · Red Hat rating ImportantCloudForms 4.6.4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 cfme-5.9.4.7-1.el7cf, cfme-amazon-smartstate-5.9.4.7-1.el7cf, cfme-appliance-5.9.4.7-1.el7cf +6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2745 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2561 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10905
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjjj-c3mp-q822
References
More Red Hat Cloudforms vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03828 Path traversal in Rails https://github.com/rails/rails KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-08592 The XML-RPC server in supervisor before 3.0.1, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, 3.2.x before 3.2.4… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-08480 jQuery before 3.4.0, as used in Drupal, Backdrop CMS, and other products, mishandles… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-05593 transport.py in the SSH server implementation of Paramiko before 1.17.6, 1.18.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-02756 Path traversal in HackerOne Sprockets CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-00978 Improper input validation in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-10905 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10905 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjjj-c3mp-q822 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-10905 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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