CVE-2017-7510

In ovirt-engine 4.1, if a host was provisioned with cloud-init, the root password could be...

8.8 HighFix available

In ovirt-engine 4.1, if a host was provisioned with cloud-init, the root password could be revealed through the REST interface.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.02%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

In ovirt-engine 4.1, if a host was provisioned with cloud-init, the root password could be revealed through the REST interface.

Record: CVE-2017-7510
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-522
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

In ovirt-engine 4.1, if a host was provisioned with cloud-init, the root password could be revealed through the REST interface.

Record: CVE-2017-7510
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-16527 No score

In ovirt-engine 4.1, if a host was provisioned with cloud-init, the root password could be revealed through the REST interface.

Record: EUVD-2017-16527
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4mqp-w6v5-gr6x 8.8

In ovirt-engine 4.1, if a host was provisioned with cloud-init, the root password could be...

In ovirt-engine 4.1, if a host was provisioned with cloud-init, the root password could be revealed through the REST interface.

Record: GHSA-4mqp-w6v5-gr6x
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-522
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

In ovirt-engine 4.1, if a host was provisioned with cloud-init, the root password could be revealed through the REST interface.

Record: CVE-2017-7510
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHEA-2017:1814 6.5

Red Hat Enhancement Advisory: Red Hat Virtualization Manager (ovirt-engine) 4.1.4

Record: RHEA-2017:1814
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-backend` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-dbscripts` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl-javadoc` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-lib` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-restapi` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-setup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-setup-base` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-tools` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-tools-backup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-userportal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7
`rhevm` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7	0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-7510 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Redhat Ovirt-engine, published March 25, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in ovirt-engine 0:4.1.4.2-0.1.el7.

References

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