CVE-2017-7530

In CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) before 5.7.3 and 5.8.x before 5.8.1, it was found that...

8.8 HighFix available

In CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) before 5.7.3 and 5.8.x before 5.8.1, it was found that privilege check is missing when invoking arbitrary methods via filtering on VMs that MiqExpression will execute that is triggerable by API users. An attacker could use this to execute actions they should not be allowed to (e.g. destroying VMs).

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

1.68%Up 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2017-7530
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-16546 8.8

Record: EUVD-2017-16546
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvp5-xq7g-8w42 8.8

In CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) before 5.7.3 and 5.8.x before 5.8.1, it was found that...

Record: GHSA-hvp5-xq7g-8w42
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2017-7530
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2017:1758 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat CloudForms security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record: RHSA-2017:1758
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ansible` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7	before 0:2.3.0.0-1.el7	0:2.3.0.0-1.el7
`ansible-tower-server` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7	before 0:3.1.3-1.el7at	0:3.1.3-1.el7at
`ansible-tower-setup` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7	before 0:3.1.3-1.el7at	0:3.1.3-1.el7at
`cfme` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7	before 0:5.8.1.5-1.el7cf	0:5.8.1.5-1.el7cf
`cfme-appliance` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7	before 0:5.8.1.5-1.el7cf	0:5.8.1.5-1.el7cf
`cfme-appliance-debuginfo` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7	before 0:5.8.1.5-1.el7cf	0:5.8.1.5-1.el7cf
`cfme-debuginfo` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7	before 0:5.8.1.5-1.el7cf	0:5.8.1.5-1.el7cf
`cfme-gemset` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7	before 0:5.8.1.5-1.el7cf	0:5.8.1.5-1.el7cf
`rh-ruby23-rubygem-nokogiri` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7	before 0:1.7.2-1.el7cf	0:1.7.2-1.el7cf
`rh-ruby23-rubygem-nokogiri-debuginfo` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7	before 0:1.7.2-1.el7cf	0:1.7.2-1.el7cf
`rh-ruby23-rubygem-nokogiri-doc` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7	before 0:1.7.2-1.el7cf	0:1.7.2-1.el7cf

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-2017-7530 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Red Hat Cfme, published July 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in ansible 0:2.3.0.0-1.el7.

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