Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Red Hat CloudForms using VMware could grant users access through a shared privileged VMRC account. That means a CloudForms user might view or change remote console and virtual machine settings they should not control. The source bundle does not provide a CVSS score or confirmed exploitation evidence.
Executive priority
Treat as priority for CloudForms environments managing VMware infrastructure. The issue can affect control over virtual machines, but public evidence here does not confirm exploitation or provide severity scoring.
Technical view
CVE-2017-12191 is an access-control issue in CloudForms account configuration for VMware integrations. The default shared account has privileged VMRC access, creating authorization mismatch for CloudForms users. Affected scope is Red Hat CloudForms through 5.9. CWE-284 is listed.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Red Hat CloudForms through 5.9 with VMware/VMRC integration enabled or configured.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe unauthorized viewing and modification via privileged VMRC functions. They do not state active exploitation, public exploit availability, or KEV listing.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description, Red Hat advisory reference, and Bugzilla reference. No CVSS vector, exploit status, or detailed remediation text is included in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Review Red Hat advisory RHSA-2018:0374 for applicable vendor remediation.
- Apply vendor-provided CloudForms updates or configuration guidance where relevant.
- Restrict CloudForms access to users who require VMware console administration.
- Review CloudForms and VMware role assignments for least privilege.
- Monitor VMRC and virtual machine configuration changes for unexpected activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory CloudForms deployments and identify versions through 5.9.
- Confirm whether affected deployments integrate with VMware VMRC functions.
- Review configured VMware accounts used by CloudForms for shared privileged access.
- Check whether RHSA-2018:0374 remediation has been applied.
- Audit recent VMRC and VM setting changes for unauthorized activity.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-284: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2018:0374CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500517CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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Improper Access Control
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