CVE-2016-7040

Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 4.1 does not properly handle regular expressions passed to...

8.8 HighFix available

Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 4.1 does not properly handle regular expressions passed to the expression engine via the JSON API and the web-based UI, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands by leveraging the ability to view and filter collections.

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

2.26%Up 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2016-7040
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: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-7040
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-7923 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-7923
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7fr4-2q4f-xgw5 8.8

Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 4.1 does not properly handle regular expressions passed to...

Record: GHSA-7fr4-2q4f-xgw5
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-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2016:1996 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: CFME 4.1 bug fixes and enhancement update

Record: RHSA-2016:1996
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

redhat cloudforms management engine

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cfme` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:5.6.2.1-1.el7cf	0:5.6.2.1-1.el7cf
`cfme-appliance` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:5.6.2.1-1.el7cf	0:5.6.2.1-1.el7cf
`cfme-appliance-debuginfo` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:5.6.2.1-1.el7cf	0:5.6.2.1-1.el7cf
`cfme-debuginfo` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:5.6.2.1-1.el7cf	0:5.6.2.1-1.el7cf
`cfme-gemset` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:5.6.2.1-1.el7cf	0:5.6.2.1-1.el7cf
`rh-ruby22-rubygem-nokogiri` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.6.8-1.el7cf	0:1.6.8-1.el7cf
`rh-ruby22-rubygem-nokogiri-debuginfo` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.6.8-1.el7cf	0:1.6.8-1.el7cf
`rh-ruby22-rubygem-pkg-config` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.1.7-1.el7cf	0:1.1.7-1.el7cf
`rh-ruby22-rubygem-pkg-config-doc` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.1.7-1.el7cf	0:1.1.7-1.el7cf
`rh-ruby22-rubygem-thin` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.7.0-1.el7cf	0:1.7.0-1.el7cf
`rh-ruby22-rubygem-thin-debuginfo` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.7.0-1.el7cf	0:1.7.0-1.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-2016-7040 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine, published October 7, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.26%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in cfme 0:5.6.2.1-1.el7cf.

References

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