Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Foreman by Red Hat
CVE-2026-96659

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Satellite 6.19 For Rhel 9
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-96659?

A security flaw in Foreman allows an authenticated user with minimal Viewer permissions to submit crafted requests to template preview endpoints, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information such as host root passwords. Additionally, in configurations where Safemode protections are not enforced, this vulnerability could potentially allow execution of arbitrary commands using the Foreman system account. Organizations using Foreman should promptly assess their configurations and apply necessary security measures to mitigate any risks associated with this flaw.

Affected Version(s)

Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 0:3.18.0.14-1.el9sat

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74503
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96659
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2536844
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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