Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CloudForms had an authorization weakness that could let a user in a specific group perform administrator-only file import or export actions. That creates business risk because restricted administrative files may affect sensitive data and system integrity. The source bundle does not include CVSS scoring or detailed operational impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority remediation for any CloudForms deployment below 5.11.10.1 because it affects administrator-only actions and data integrity. Priority can be reduced only after confirming the product is absent, upgraded, or inaccessible to risky users.
Technical view
CVE-2020-25716 is a role-based privilege escalation in CloudForms/CFME before 5.11.10.1. It is classified as CWE-285 and described as an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-10783. A specifically grouped attacker could access administrator-only import/export functionality, threatening confidentiality and integrity.
Likely exposure
Organizations running CloudForms/CFME versions before 5.11.10.1 are the stated exposure. The source bundle does not identify specific platforms, configurations, or group names required for exploitation.
Exploitation context
The provided CVE data does not report active exploitation, and the issue is not marked KEV. Exploitation appears to require an authenticated attacker with membership in a specific group, but the sources do not define that group.
Researcher notes
The public bundle is sparse: no CVSS vector, no exploit details, and no named affected CPEs. The strongest facts are the affected version boundary, CWE-285 classification, administrator file import/export privilege escalation, and relationship to CVE-2020-10783.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade CloudForms/CFME to 5.11.10.1 or later according to Red Hat guidance.
- Review Red Hat Bugzilla and vendor advisories for supported fix details.
- Restrict administrative import/export capabilities to verified system administrators.
- Audit group memberships for roles with elevated CloudForms privileges.
- Monitor CloudForms administrative import/export activity for unauthorized use.
Validation and detection
- Inventory CloudForms/CFME deployments and confirm exact version numbers.
- Flag any instance running a version before 5.11.10.1.
- Review role and group mappings for non-administrator access to admin-only functions.
- Check logs for unexpected administrator file import or export activity.
- Confirm remediation status against Red Hat guidance for CVE-2020-25716.
Public sources used
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- 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
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1898525CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Improper Authorization
Improper Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.