CVE-2017-15111

keycloak-httpd-client-install symlink attack vulnerability

5.5 MediumFix available

keycloak-httpd-client-install versions before 0.8 insecurely creates temporary file allowing local attackers to overwrite other files via symbolic link.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

keycloak-httpd-client-install versions before 0.8 insecurely creates temporary file allowing local attackers to overwrite other files via symbolic link.

Record: CVE-2017-15111
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-377, CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

keycloak-httpd-client-install versions before 0.8 insecurely creates temporary file allowing local attackers to overwrite other files via symbolic link.

Record: CVE-2017-15111
Weakness: CWE-377
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-5409 No score

keycloak-httpd-client-install versions before 0.8 insecurely creates temporary file allowing local attackers to overwrite other files via symbolic link.

Record: EUVD-2022-5409
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vqf9-v3hc-wr54 5.5

keycloak-httpd-client-install symlink attack vulnerability

keycloak-httpd-client-install versions before 0.8 insecurely creates temporary file allowing local attackers to overwrite other files via symbolic link.

Record: GHSA-vqf9-v3hc-wr54
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

keycloak-httpd-client-install versions before 0.8 insecurely creates temporary file allowing local attackers to overwrite other files via symbolic link.

Record: CVE-2017-15111
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-vqf9-v3hc-wr54 5.5

keycloak-httpd-client-install symlink attack vulnerability

keycloak-httpd-client-install versions before 0.8 insecurely creates temporary file allowing local attackers to overwrite other files via symbolic link.

Record: GHSA-vqf9-v3hc-wr54
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2026-829 5.5

keycloak-httpd-client-install symlink attack vulnerability

keycloak-httpd-client-install versions before 0.8 insecurely creates temporary file allowing local attackers to overwrite other files via symbolic link.

Record: PYSEC-2026-829
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2019:2137 3.9

Red Hat Security Advisory: keycloak-httpd-client-install security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record: RHSA-2019:2137
CVSS 3.0: 3.9 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`keycloak-httpd-client-install` PyPI	before 0.8	0.8
`keycloak-httpd-client-install` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.8-1.el7	0:0.8-1.el7
`python2-keycloak-httpd-client-install` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.8-1.el7	0:0.8-1.el7
`keycloak-httpd-client-install` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.8-1.el7	0:0.8-1.el7
`python2-keycloak-httpd-client-install` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.8-1.el7	0:0.8-1.el7

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
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-2017-15111 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Jdennis Keycloak-httpd-client-install, published January 20, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in keycloak-httpd-client-install 0.8.

References

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