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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-2664 · published 26 July 2018

CVE-2017-2664: Redhat cloudforms improper access control vulnerability

Redhat · Cloudforms

CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) before 5.7.3 and 5.8.x before 5.8.1 lacks RBAC controls on certain methods in the rails application portion of CloudForms. An attacker with access could use a variety of methods within the rails application portion of CloudForms to escalate privileges.

6.5 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 1.3% · top 30.6% CWE-284 · Improper access control
6.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.0
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) before 5.7.3 and 5.8.x before 5.8.1 lacks RBAC controls on certain methods in the rails application portion of CloudForms. An attacker with access could use a variety of methods within the rails application portion of CloudForms to escalate privileges.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100148 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1758 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3484 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2664 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100148 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1758 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3484 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2664 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-2664), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-01). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.