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CVE-2016-4996

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-07-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-4996
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.31%

Original NVD Description

discovery-debug in Foreman before 6.2 when the ssh service has been enabled on discovered nodes displays the root password in plaintext in the system journal when used to log in, which allows local users with access to the system journal to obtain the root password by reading the system journal, or by clicking Logs on the console.

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