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TI-2026-00742 Aliases CVE-2026-0980GHSA-hfcp-477w-3wjw

Rubyipmi: red hat satellite: remote code execution in rubyipmi via malicious bmc username

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A flaw was found in rubyipmi, a gem used in the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) component of Red Hat Satellite. An authenticated attacker with host creation or update permissions could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious username for the BMC interface. This could lead to remote code execution (RCE) on the system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0085 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial rubyipmi (RubyGems): 0.13.0Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8—0.13.0-0.1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8—0.13.0-0.1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9—0.13.0-0.1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9—0.13.0-0.1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—3.14.0.14-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—0.1.23-0.3.el9pcPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—1.2.0-0.1.el9pcPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—4.2.28-0.1.el9pcPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—2.22.3-1.el9pcPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—3.27.10-2.el9pcPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—1.5.1-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—0.4.3-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—4.16.0.14-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—0.13.0-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—6.17.7-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—0.0.3-4.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—3.14.0.14-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—0.1.23-0.3.el9pcPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—1.2.0-0.1.el9pcPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—4.2.28-0.1.el9pcPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—2.22.3-1.el9pcPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—3.27.10-2.el9pcPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—1.5.1-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—0.4.3-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—4.16.0.14-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—0.13.0-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—6.17.7-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9—0.0.3-4.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9—0.13.0-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9—0.13.0-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6——No fix listedCNA
—rubyipmi (RubyGems)before 0.13.00.13.0Patch availableGHSA-hfcp-477w-3wjw
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.13.0-0.1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.13.0-0.1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.13.0-0.1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.13.0-0.1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.14.0.14-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.1.23-0.3.el9pc Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.2.0-0.1.el9pc Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.2.28-0.1.el9pc Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.22.3-1.el9pc Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.27.10-2.el9pc Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.5.1-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.4.3-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.16.0.14-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.13.0-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 6.17.7-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.0.3-4.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.14.0.14-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.1.23-0.3.el9pc Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.2.0-0.1.el9pc Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.2.28-0.1.el9pc Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.22.3-1.el9pc Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.27.10-2.el9pc Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.5.1-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.4.3-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.16.0.14-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.13.0-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 6.17.7-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.0.3-4.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.13.0-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.13.0-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • rubyipmi (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 0.13.0 Fixed in 0.13.0 Patch available GHSA-hfcp-477w-3wjw

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:logicminds:rubyipmi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.12.1VulnerableLogicminds
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:logicminds:rubyipmi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.12.1 Vulnerable ·Logicminds

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-hfcp-477w-3wjw rubyipmi (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.13.0 Advisory →

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:5971 Released 2026-03-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    Satellite 6.16.7 Async Update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 foreman-3.12.0.14-1.el8sat, foreman-cli-3.12.0.14-1.el8sat, foreman-debug-3.12.0.14-1.el8sat +20
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 foreman-3.12.0.14-1.el9sat, foreman-cli-3.12.0.14-1.el9sat, foreman-debug-3.12.0.14-1.el9sat +20
  • RHSA-2026:5970 Released 2026-03-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    Satellite 6.17.7 Async Update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 foreman-3.14.0.14-1.el9sat, foreman-cli-3.14.0.14-1.el9sat, foreman-debug-3.14.0.14-1.el9sat +33
  • RHSA-2026:5968 Released 2026-03-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    Satellite 6.18.4 Async Update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 foreman-3.16.0.12-1.el9sat, foreman-cli-3.16.0.12-1.el9sat, foreman-debug-3.16.0.12-1.el9sat +15

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2026:5971
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:5971
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:5970
Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:5968
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0980
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfcp-477w-3wjw

References

  • 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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