VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2026-0980

An authenticated attacker with host creation or update permissions could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious username for the BMC interface.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.77%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A flaw was found in rubyipmi, a gem used in the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) component of Red Hat Satellite. An authenticated attacker with host creation or update permissions could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious username for the BMC interface. This could lead to remote code execution (RCE) on the system.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.77% probability · 54th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-78
Affected: redhat/satellite · logicminds/rubyipmi
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5968
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5970
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5971
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429874Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.