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.
Affected products
redhat: satellite; redhat: enterprise linux; theforeman: foreman
References7
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74503 Vendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74504 Vendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74505 Vendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74506 Vendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12541 Vendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2489970 Issue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/8 Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.2
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 69 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-78
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