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TI-2021-03548 Aliases CVE-2021-20256GHSA-7h9m-xcfj-p257

Information disclosure in Red Hat Satellite

Priority LOW 24CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

A flaw was found in Red Hat Satellite. The BMC interface exposes the password through the API to an authenticated local attacker with view_hosts permission. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00257 17th 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
—Red Hat SatelliteAs shipped in Red Hat Satellite 6—No fix listedCNA
  • Red Hat Satellite Vendor— Affected As shipped in Red Hat Satellite 6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2021:4702 Released 2021-11-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Satellite 6.10 Release
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.10 candlepin-4.0.9-1.el7sat, foreman-2.5.2.17-2.el7sat, python-aiohttp-3.7.4-1.el7pc +14
    • Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.10 foreman-2.5.2.17-2.el7sat, python-aiohttp-3.7.4-1.el7pc, python-ecdsa-0.13.3-2.el7pc +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 6.10Fixed RHSA-2021:4702
Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.10Fixed RHSA-2021:4702
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.10
  • Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-20256
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7h9m-xcfj-p257

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-02888 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-02278 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-35991 Starlette has missing Host header validation that poisons request.url.path, bypassing path-based security checks KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2015-04118 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60 allows remote attackers… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2018-07743 It was found that cobbler 2.6.x exposed all functions from its CobblerXMLRPCInterface… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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