QCI: creates world readable /etc/qci/answers contains sensitive password
Published Sep 22, 2016
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) uses world-readable permissions for /etc/qci/answers, which allows local users to obtain the root password for the deployed system by reading the file.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
distribution
Not affected
Red Hat Quickstart Cloud Installer 1
Distribution
Affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
distribution
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | distribution | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Quickstart Cloud Installer 1 | Distribution | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | distribution | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 30.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 30.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00041) | 9.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 33.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 31.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 29.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92668 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6322 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1366413 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6322
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6322
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92668 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6322 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1366413 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6322 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6322 |
Change history (0)
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