Missing authentication in Foreman Ansible
Priority LOW 37CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
An authorization flaw was found in Foreman Ansible. An authenticated attacker with certain permissions to create and run Ansible jobs can access hosts through job templates. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01047 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial foreman_ansible (RubyGems): 2.0.0Red Hat: 1 without a fix
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 Ansible | Affects foreman_ansible-2.0.0 and above. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | foreman_ansible (RubyGems) | before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-vvff-6wrr-4g7q |
- Foreman Ansible Vendor— Affected Affects foreman_ansible-2.0.0 and above. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- foreman_ansible (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available GHSA-vvff-6wrr-4g7q
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman_ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.1.0 | Vulnerable | The Foreman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman_ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·The Foreman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vvff-6wrr-4g7q foreman_ansible (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.0.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3589
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvff-6wrr-4g7q
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2021-3589 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3589 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvff-6wrr-4g7q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-3589 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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