CVE-2026-96658

Foreman: foreman: arbitrary code execution via safemode sandbox bypass

State: Published
Severity: 8.8 High
Published: Oct 1, 2026
Updated: Oct 18, 2026
Reserved: Sep 23, 2026

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	redhat

Weaknesses

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8Red Hat	0:1.5.0-2.el8sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:1.5.0-2.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:3.14.0.22-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:3.2.13-1.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:3.1.62-1.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:5.3.1-2.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.6.0-1.el9pc and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:15.0.2-2.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:3.14.0-2.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:4.16.0.20-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:1.5.0-2.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:6.17.12-1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:0.1.0-2.1.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:1.5.0-2.el9sat and laterNot affected
Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:3.18.0.14-1.el9sat and laterNot affected

References

RHSA-2026:74503vendor-advisory
RHSA-2026:74504vendor-advisory
RHSA-2026:74505vendor-advisory
RHSA-2026:74506vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96658vdb-entry
RHBZ#2534185issue-tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/2

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