Rubygem-katello: improper authorization logic allows resource enumeration (Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.32 % · percentile 25 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
A flaw was found in rubygem-katello. The RegistryProxiesController in Katello contains an authorization bypass vulnerability due to an execution fall-through in the registry_authorize filter. While the application identifies unauthorized requests and triggers an error response via the unauthorized method, it fails to halt the execution of the current code path (missing return statement). This failure in the control flow allows the application to proceed into subsequent business logic and database validation filters. Consequently, the application reveals its internal state through differential responses, allowing an unprivileged attacker to enumerate valid Users, Organizations, and Products across the entire instance.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-203 — Observable Discrepancy
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74503
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74504
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74505
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74506
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56098
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490542
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/3
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-90971
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-56098
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 | unaffected 0:4.14.0.23-1.el8sat < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 | unaffected 0:4.14.0.23-1.el9sat < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 | unaffected 0:4.16.0.20-1.el9sat < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 | unaffected 0:4.18.0.24-1.el9sat < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 | unaffected 0:4.20.0.11-1.el9sat < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6 | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6 |
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 |