What is CVE-2016-9595?

CVE-2016-9595 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foreman Katello-Debug, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2018-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2016-9595?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Foreman Katello-Debug

CVE-2016-9595

A flaw was found in katello-debug before 3.4.0 where certain scripts and log files used insecure temporary files. A local user could exploit this flaw to conduct a symbolic-link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files.

Published 2018-07-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Foreman Katello-Debug — versions 3.4.0
Theforeman Katello
Red Hat Satellite — versions 6.3
Red Hat Satellite Capsule — versions 6.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9595?: CVE-2016-9595 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foreman Katello-Debug, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2018-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2016-9595?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.