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Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-96658Foreman: foreman: arbitrary code execution via safemode sandbox bypass

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity code injection in Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 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 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in Foreman. This vulnerability allows an authenticated remote attacker with low-level read permissions to achieve arbitrary code execution on the underlying server. By manipulating the permitted methods list within the template rendering engine, an attacker can bypass the safemode sandbox isolation and execute unauthorized commands directly on the host system.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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 6.17 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 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

Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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