CVE-2026-12540

Published Oct 1, 2026

Last updated 13 days ago

CVSS high 8.2

Overview

Description
A flaw was found in Foreman. A command injection vulnerability exists in the foreman-rake errors:fetch_log task. The request_id parameter is passed to an underlying system command (typically grep) without adequate shell neutralization. While the task is intended to fetch specific log entries, an attacker with sudo permissions to execute this rake task can inject shell metacharacters (such as ;, ", or |) to break out of the intended command and execute arbitrary code.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
satellite, foreman

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
8.2
Impact score
6
Exploitability score
1.5
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-78

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.