What is CVE-2016-5411?

CVE-2016-5411 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-5411?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

CVE-2016-5411

/var/lib/ovirt-engine/setup/engine-DC-config.py in Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) before 1.0 GA is created world readable and contains the root password of the deployed system.

Published 2017-06-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Quickstart Cloud Installer — versions 0.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92669 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5411?: CVE-2016-5411 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-5411?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.