OS Command Injection Flaw in Foreman by Red Hat
CVE-2026-12541

8.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
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
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-12541?

A security flaw has been identified in Foreman, wherein OS command injection vulnerabilities occur in the execution of the foreman-rake db:dump and db:import_dump tasks. The application inadequately sanitizes user-supplied input within the destination and file parameters during backup and import operations. This oversight allows an attacker with appropriate permissions, such as those granted through a limited sudo configuration, to insert malicious shell commands into the provided file paths. As a result, compromised data integrity and unauthorized command execution become potential risks.

Affected Version(s)

Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 0:3.12.0.23-1.el8sat

Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 0:3.12.0.23-1.el9sat

Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 0:3.14.0.22-1.el9sat

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74503
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74504
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74505
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

This issue was discovered by Laura Pardo (Red Hat) and Toni Gornals (Red Hat).
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