Insufficiently protected credentials in foreman-installer
Priority LOW 20CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
A flaw was found where the Plaintext Candlepin password is disclosed while updating Red Hat Satellite through the satellite-installer. This flaw allows an attacker with sufficiently high privileges, such as root, to retrieve the Candlepin plaintext password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0023 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | foreman-installer | foreman-installer 1.24.1.22 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- foreman-installer Vendor— Affected foreman-installer 1.24.1.22 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.24.1.22 | Vulnerable | The Foreman Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.24.1.22 Vulnerable ·The Foreman Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6.7 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.7 | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10710
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h75h-w5qg-cx2h
References
More The Foreman Project Foreman vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-01620 Forman: foreman: remote code execution via command injection in websocket proxy CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-10506 Improper authentication in [UNKNOWN] smart_proxy_dynflow CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-01890 Eval injection vulnerability in the create method in the Bookmarks controller in Foreman… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2013-01882 The create method in app/controllers/users_controller.rb in Foreman before 1.2.0-RC2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2022-03551 Os command injection via ct_command and fcct_command CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-00113 Foreman: arbitrary code execution through templates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-10710 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-10710 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h75h-w5qg-cx2h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-10710 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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