High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4996
CVE-2016-4996
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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Affected products
2- Range: <6.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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