CVE-2026-12541
HIGH 8.2A flaw was found in Foreman. OS command injection vulnerabilities exist in the foreman-rake db:dump and db:import_dump tasks. The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the destination parameter (during backups) and the file parameter (during imports) before passing them to a Ruby system() call for execution. An attacker with permissions to execute foreman-rake (e.g., via a restricted sudo configuration) can append malicious shell commands to the provided file paths.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.2), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
1.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 68th percentile
Impact if exploited
8.2CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
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Test against your own equipment
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Affected
Vendors Red Hat Redhat Theforeman
Products Red Hat Satellite 6.16 For Rhel 8 Red Hat Satellite 6.16 For Rhel 9 Red Hat Satellite 6.17 For Rhel 9 Red Hat Satellite 6.18 For Rhel 9 Red Hat Satellite 6.19 For Rhel 9 Red Hat Satellite 6 Satellite Enterprise Linux Foreman
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Satellite | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Satellite | ≥ 6.16 and < 6.16.4 |
| Redhat | Satellite | ≥ 6.17 and < 6.17.12 |
| Redhat | Satellite | ≥ 6.19 and < 6.19.5 |
| Theforeman | Foreman | * |
| Redhat | Satellite | ≥ 6.18 and < 6.18.10 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8.2 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 8.2 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Patches & mitigations
Advisories
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74503
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74504
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74505
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74506
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12541
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/8