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TI-2019-07459 Aliases CVE-2019-10136GHSA-w2m4-8m7f-6vwv

Improper signature verification in spacewalkproject spacewalk

Priority LOW 21CWE-347Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-347.

Summary

It was found that Spacewalk, all versions through 2.9, did not safely compute client token checksums. An attacker with a valid, but expired, authenticated set of headers could move some digits around, artificially extending the session validity without modifying the checksum.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00565 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
spacewalkprojectspacewalkspacewalk all through 2.9—No fix listedCNA
  • spacewalk Vendorspacewalkproject Affected spacewalk all through 2.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:spacewalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.9VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:spacewalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:1661 Released 2019-07-02 · Red Hat rating Low
    spacewalk-backend security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.8 (RHEL v.6) spacewalk-backend-2.5.3-177.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-app-2.5.3-177.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-applet-2.5.3-177.el6sat +15

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 5.8 (RHEL v.6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1661

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10136
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2m4-8m7f-6vwv

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-07460 Path traversal in spacewalkproject spacewalk-proxy CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-17420 Spacewalk 2.10, and derivatives such as Uyuni 2021.08, allows code injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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