Information disclosure in foreman
Priority LOW 34CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
A flaw was found in the Foreman project. The Proxmox compute resource 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. Versions before foreman_fog_proxmox 0.13.1 are affected
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00273 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed foreman_fog_proxmox (RubyGems): 0.13.1
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 | before foreman_fog_proxmox 0.13.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | foreman_fog_proxmox (RubyGems) | before 0.13.1 | 0.13.1 | Patch available | GHSA-f2rp-4rv7-fc95 |
- foreman Vendor— Affected before foreman_fog_proxmox 0.13.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- foreman_fog_proxmox (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 0.13.1 Fixed in 0.13.1 Patch available GHSA-f2rp-4rv7-fc95
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foremanfogproxmox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.13.1 | Vulnerable | The Foreman Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foremanfogproxmox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.13.1 Vulnerable ·The Foreman Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-f2rp-4rv7-fc95 foreman_fog_proxmox (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.13.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Satellite 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-20259
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2rp-4rv7-fc95
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2021-20259 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-20259 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f2rp-4rv7-fc95 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-20259 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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