8.2High
CVE-2026-12541Foreman: command injection in foreman-rake database tasks
Description
A 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.
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 | 6.0 | |
| 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-2026-12541 vdb-entryVendor Advisory
- RHBZ#2489970 issue-trackingIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/8 Third Party Advisory
CPE matches (NVD) (6)
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*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 < 6.18.10