8.2High
CVE-2026-12540Foreman: command injection in foreman-rake errors:fetch_log via request_id parameter
Description
A flaw was found in Foreman. A command injection vulnerability exists in the foreman-rake errors:fetch_log task. The request_id parameter is passed to an underlying system command (typically grep) without adequate shell neutralization. While the task is intended to fetch specific log entries, an attacker with sudo permissions to execute this rake task can inject shell metacharacters (such as ;, ", or |) to break out of the intended command and execute arbitrary code.
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-78
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6 | all versions | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 | all versions | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 | all versions | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 | all versions | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 | all versions | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 | all versions | |
| redhat | satellite | 6.16 – < 6.16.4 | |
| satellite | 6.16 | — | |
| satellite | 6.17 | — | |
| satellite | 6.18 | — | |
| satellite | 6.19 | — | |
| satellite capsule | 6.16 | — | |
| satellite capsule | 6.17 | — | |
| satellite capsule | 6.18 | — | |
| satellite capsule | 6.19 | — | |
| satellite utils | 6.16 | — | |
| satellite utils | 6.17 | — | |
| satellite utils | 6.18 | — | |
| satellite utils | 6.19 | — | |
| theforeman | foreman | — |
References and patches
- RHSA-2026:74503 vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
- RHSA-2026:74504 vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
- RHSA-2026:74505 vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
- RHSA-2026:74506 vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12540 vdb-entryVendor Advisory
- RHBZ#2489969 issue-trackingIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/9 Third Party Advisory
CPE matches (NVD) (6)
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.16 < 6.16.4cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.17 < 6.17.12cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 6.19.5cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.18 < 6.18.10cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*