Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Satellite (Foreman component). This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with edit_settings permissions to achieve arbitrary command execution on the underlying operating system via insufficient server-side validation of command whitelisting.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Foreman | Foreman | 3.12.0 – < 3.16.1 | 3.16.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite Utils 6 | foreman +1 | 3.9.1.13-1.el8sat | RHSA-2025:19856, RHSA-2025:19855, RHSA-2025:19832 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | foreman +2 | 3.9.1.13-1.el8sat | RHSA-2025:19856, RHSA-2025:19855, RHSA-2025:19832 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | rubygem-rack | 2.2.20-1.el8sat | RHSA-2025:19856, RHSA-2025:19855, RHSA-2025:19832 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | foreman +14 | 3.9.1.13-1.el8sat | RHSA-2025:19856, RHSA-2025:19855, RHSA-2025:19832 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-rack | 2.2.20-1.el8sat | RHSA-2025:19856, RHSA-2025:19855, RHSA-2025:19832 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2025:19856 Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.15.5.6 Async Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 1, 2026
- RHSA-2025:19855 Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.16.5.5 Async Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 1, 2026
- RHSA-2025:19832 Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.17.6 Async Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 1, 2026
- RHSA-2025:19721 Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.18.0 new version release Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 12, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-2486 Red Hat Satellite: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 5, 2025
References
- RHSA-2025:19721 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2025:19832 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2025:19855 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2025:19856 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-10622 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2396020 issue-tracking
- https://theforeman.org/security.html#2025-10622