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TI-2020-01640 Aliases CVE-2020-1693GHSA-79v3-cg9r-f55q

XML external entity injection in Red Hat spacewalk

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

A flaw was found in Spacewalk up to version 2.9 where it was vulnerable to XML internal entity attacks via the /rpc/api endpoint. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to retrieve the content of certain files and trigger a denial of service, or in certain circumstances, execute arbitrary code on the Spacewalk server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04268 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatspacewalkAll spacewalk versions up 2.9—No fix listedCNA
  • spacewalk VendorRed Hat Affected All spacewalk versions up 2.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:spacewalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.9VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:spacewalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1693
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79v3-cg9r-f55q

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-07460 Path traversal in spacewalkproject spacewalk-proxy CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05117 Incorrect authorization in [UNKNOWN] spacewalk-backend CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00996 XML external entity injection in spacewalk CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2011-01413 Spacewalk: spacewalk: open redirect vulnerability enables phishing attacks via url parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2011-02573 Spacewalk: spacewalk: cross-site scripting vulnerability allows arbitrary web script execution. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2011-02954 Spacewalk: spacewalk: cross-site scripting via uri in lookup login/password form CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources

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