---
id: CVE-2016-9605
aliases:
  - GHSA-4vc9-4xpq-77vm
  - PYSEC-2026-623
title: Cobbler Arbitrary File Read
summary: Cobbler Arbitrary File Read
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
vendor: cobbler
product: cobbler
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - cobbler <= 2.6.11-1
published: '2022-05-13'
updated: '2026-07-06'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4vc9-4xpq-77vm'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9605'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9605'
  - url: 'https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00806
epssPercentile: 0.54817
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:45.545Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in cobbler software component version 2.6.11-1. It suffers from an invalid parameter validation vulnerability, leading the arbitrary file reading. The flaw is triggered by navigating to a vulnerable URL via cobbler-web on a default installation.

## Affected packages

- `cobbler <= 2.6.11-1`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.