6.5

CVE-2016-9590: openstack puppet-swift

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2017:0200RHSA-2017:0359RHSA-2017:0361
Published 26-04-2018Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9590 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in openstack puppet-swift. EPSS estimates a 1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.09%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-04-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.09%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 1.11% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.09%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat3 products
  • openstack8 | 9 | 10
  • openstack-puppet-modules< 1:8.1.10-2.el7ost | < 1:7.1.5-2.el7ost
  • puppet-swift< 0:9.4.3-3.el7ost
Debian1 product
  • puppet-module-swift< 9.4.4-1
Openstack1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • puppet-module-swiftAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 9.4.4-1
Unspecified1 product

5 vendors · 7 products

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