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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-8164 · published 6 July 2022

CVE-2014-8164: Redhat cloudforms management engine improper certificate validation vulnerability

Redhat · Cloudforms Management Engine

A insecure configuration for certificate verification (http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE) may lead to verification bypass in Red Hat CloudForms 5.x.

9.1 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.61% · top 52.9% CWE-295 · Improper certificate validation
9.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.4
0.61%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A insecure configuration for certificate verification (http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE) may lead to verification bypass in Red Hat CloudForms 5.x.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151208 Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151208 Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-8164), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.