Foreman: command injection in foreman-tail
Priority LOW 35CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
A flaw was found in Foreman. The foreman-tail utility is vulnerable to OS command injection due to the unsafe use of the eval command. The script takes user-supplied arguments and incorporates them directly into a string that is then executed by eval to expand file paths. Because the input is not sanitized or quoted, a local attacker can inject shell metacharacters (e.g., ;, &, |) to execute arbitrary system commands.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00563 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 | — | 3.12.0.23-1.el8sat | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 | — | 3.12.0.23-1.el9sat | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 | — | 3.14.0.22-1.el9sat | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 | — | 3.16.0.25-1.el9sat | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 | — | 3.18.0.14-1.el9sat | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.12.0.23-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.12.0.23-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.14.0.22-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.16.0.25-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.18.0.14-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Satellite 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 to before 6.16.4 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.17 to before 6.17.12; 6.19 to before 6.19.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0 – 3.19.1 | Vulnerable | The Foreman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | The Foreman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.18 to before 6.18.10 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.16 to before 6.16.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.17 to before 6.17.12; 6.19 to before 6.19.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 – 3.19.1 Vulnerable ·The Foreman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·The Foreman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.18 to before 6.18.10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2026:74506 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating CriticalSatellite 6.16.14 Async Update
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 foreman-3.12.0.23-1.el8sat, foreman-cli-3.12.0.23-1.el8sat, foreman-debug-3.12.0.23-1.el8sat +32
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 foreman-3.12.0.23-1.el9sat, foreman-cli-3.12.0.23-1.el9sat, foreman-debug-3.12.0.23-1.el9sat +32
- RHSA-2026:74505 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating CriticalSatellite 6.17.12 Async Update
- Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 foreman-3.14.0.22-1.el9sat, foreman-cli-3.14.0.22-1.el9sat, foreman-debug-3.14.0.22-1.el9sat +31
- RHSA-2026:74504 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating CriticalSatellite 6.18.10 Async Update
- Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 foreman-3.16.0.25-1.el9sat, foreman-cli-3.16.0.25-1.el9sat, foreman-debug-3.16.0.25-1.el9sat +26
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:74503 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating CriticalSatellite 6.19.5 Async Update
- Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 foreman-3.18.0.14-1.el9sat, foreman-cli-3.18.0.14-1.el9sat, foreman-debug-3.18.0.14-1.el9sat +19
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 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:74506 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:74506 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:74505 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:74504 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:74503 |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12542
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79jg-9wx4-f5rr
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · NVD
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-12542 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12542 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-79jg-9wx4-f5rr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-12542 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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