CVE-2026-12541
OS command injection vulnerabilities exist in the foreman-rake db:dump and db:import_dump tasks.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.24% probability · 69th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- redhat/satellite · theforeman/foreman
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS moved from 1.3% on 2 October 2026 to 1.2% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74503Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74504Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74505Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74506Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12541Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2489970Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/8Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.