CVE-2017-7537
MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: July 26, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:24 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation
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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
It was found that a mock CMC authentication plugin with a hardcoded secret was accidentally enabled by default in the pki-core package before 10.6.4. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the regular authentication process and trick the CA server into issuing certificates.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 10.6.410.6.4
Affected range stops below 10.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2335x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7537x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/commit/876d13c6d20e7e1235b9CVSS
5.9MEDIUMredhat
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-592CWE-798
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