Is CVE-2016-3112 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-3112 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-3112?

CVE-2016-3112 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2016-3112?

Patch guidance is available from pulpproject security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-3112.

Fix CVE-2016-3112 - HIGH pulpproject pulp

Description

client/consumer/cli.py in Pulp before 2.8.3 writes consumer private keys to etc/pki/pulp/consumer/consumer-cert.pem as world-readable, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the consumer private keys and escalate privileges by reading /etc/pki/pulp/consumer/consumer-cert, and authenticating as a consumer user.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-284

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PULPPROJECT
Published: 6/8/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

pulpproject : pulp

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2016-3112. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2016-3112

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CVE-2016-3112 vulnerability