CVE-2016-6322

QCI: creates world readable /etc/qci/answers contains sensitive password

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

CVSS 3.0

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Published · August 27, 2016

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) uses world-readable permissions for /etc/qci/answers, which allows local users to obtain the root password for the deployed system by reading the file.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS 2.0 · 4.9
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource