What is CVE-2016-3728?

CVE-2016-3728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-3728?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman

CVE-2016-3728

Eval injection vulnerability in tftp_api.rb in the TFTP module in the Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the PXE template type portion of the PATH_INFO to tftp/.

Published 2016-05-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (86.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Theforeman Foreman — versions 1.11.0, 1.11.1, 1.10.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

github.com/theforeman/smart-proxy/commit/eef532aa668d656b9d61d9c6edf7c2505f3f43…
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/19/2 (mailing-list)
projects.theforeman.org/issues/14931
theforeman.org/security.html (Vendor Advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3728?: CVE-2016-3728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-3728?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.