CVE-2018-14643
An authentication bypass flaw was found in the smart_proxy_dynflow component used by Foreman.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An authentication bypass flaw was found in the smart_proxy_dynflow component used by Foreman. A malicious attacker can use this flaw to remotely execute arbitrary commands on machines managed by vulnerable Foreman instances, in a highly privileged context.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.17% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-592, CWE-287
- Affected
- theforeman/foreman
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 6.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105375Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2733Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14643Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/theforeman/smart_proxy_dynflow/pull/54Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105375Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2733Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14643Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/theforeman/smart_proxy_dynflow/pull/54Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.