CVE-2026-0980

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

State: Published
Severity: 8.3 High
Published: Feb 27, 2026
Updated: Mar 26, 2026
Reserved: Jan 15, 2026

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.3 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L	redhat

Weaknesses

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8Red Hat	0:0.13.0-0.1.el8sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8Red Hat	0:0.13.0-0.1.el8sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.13.0-0.1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.13.0-0.1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:3.14.0.14-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.1.23-0.3.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:1.2.0-0.1.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:4.2.28-0.1.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:2.22.3-1.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:3.27.10-2.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:1.5.1-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.4.3-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:4.16.0.14-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.13.0-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:6.17.7-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.0.3-4.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:3.14.0.14-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.1.23-0.3.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:1.2.0-0.1.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:4.2.28-0.1.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:2.22.3-1.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:3.27.10-2.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:1.5.1-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.4.3-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:4.16.0.14-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.13.0-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:6.17.7-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.0.3-4.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.13.0-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.13.0-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6Red Hat

References

RHSA-2026:5968vendor-advisory
RHSA-2026:5970vendor-advisory
RHSA-2026:5971vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980vdb-entry
RHBZ#2429874issue-tracking

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