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CVE-2026-96659

Redhat Satellite: information disclosure

Risk score
60/100
CVSS
9.1 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.3%
Published
1 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
A flaw was found in Foreman. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with low-level Viewer permissions to cause unauthorized information disclosure by submitting requests to template preview endpoints. By exploiting this issue, the user can access sensitive data, such as host root passwords. Furthermore, under…
Affected
Redhat Satellite
Fix
Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Story map

Story map: Redhat SatelliteTHE FLAWSTHE FIXCVE-2026-96659Information disclosureCVSS 9.1 · EPSS 0%CVE-2026-96658Code injection can lead toremote code executionCVSS 8.8 · EPSS 1%CVE-2026-12540OS command injection can leadto remote code executionCVSS 8.2 · EPSS 1%CVE-2026-12541OS command injectionCVSS 8.2 · EPSS 1%FixApply the vendor's securityupdate; see the linked advisory.Who is exposedRedhat SatelliteAMBER · PATCH THIS WEEKRedhat SatelliteA flaw was found in Foreman.This vulnerability allows anauthenticated remote attackerwith low-level read permissionsto achieve arbitrary codeexecution on the underlyingserver. By manipulating the…Where it standsNo known exploitationCONNECTS TOSame weaknessCWE-267 (CWE-267)1 other warning in 30 days →Same productEarlier Redhat Satellite warnings3 in the last 90 days →
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At a glance

Redhat Satellite: Amber, patch this week. A flaw was found in Foreman. This vulnerability allows an authenticated remote attacker with low-level read permissions to achieve arbitrary code execution on the underlying server. By manipulating the permitted methods list within the template rendering engine, an attacker can bypass the safemode sandbox isolation an…

The flaws

  • CVE-2026-96659: Information disclosure (CVSS 9.1 · EPSS 0%)
  • CVE-2026-96658: Code injection can lead to remote code execution (CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 1%)
  • CVE-2026-12540: OS command injection can lead to remote code execution (CVSS 8.2 · EPSS 1%)
  • CVE-2026-12541: OS command injection (CVSS 8.2 · EPSS 1%)

The fix

Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.

Who is exposed: Redhat Satellite

Where it stands

  • No known exploitation

Connects to

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 9.1 critical

References

Original description

A flaw was found in Foreman. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with low-level Viewer permissions to cause unauthorized information disclosure by submitting requests to template preview endpoints. By exploiting this issue, the user can access sensitive data, such as host root passwords. Furthermore, under insecure system configurations where Safemode protections are disabled, the flaw may allow the user to execute arbitrary commands as the Foreman system account.

Last activity 1 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.