Vulnerability · Published Jun 17, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-12515Katello: missing repository authorization in content_uploads exposes cross-product content existence
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Red Hat Hardened Images from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A flaw was found in Katello's of Red Hat Satellite. A content upload functionality where insufficient authorization checks in the ContentUploadsController allowed users with the edit_products permission to query content information for repositories outside the products they were authorized to manage. An authenticated attacker could exploit this issue to determine whether specific content exists within repositories that should otherwise be inaccessible. This issue does not allow unauthorized modification, import, or publication of content.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | katello | 4.21.0.rc1 | GHSA-c43c-rf7g-5xpg |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- RHSA-2026:50221 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:50222 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:50223 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:50263 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12515 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2489812 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/11712