Rubyipmi: red hat satellite: remote code execution in rubyipmi via malicious bmc username (Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.85 % · percentile 58 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-hfcp-477w-3wjw — rubyipmi is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through malicious usernames
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-9006
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-0980
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:logicminds:rubyipmi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 0.12.1
Affected products
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |