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CVE-2026-12542

Foreman: command injection in foreman-tail

Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8Operating systems
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CVSS
5.3Medium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.56%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
Published1 Oct 2026Updated 7 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.

Description

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.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 5

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8unaffected: 0:3.12.0.23-1.el8sat and laterCVE List
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9unaffected: 0:3.12.0.23-1.el9sat and laterCVE List
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9unaffected: 0:3.14.0.22-1.el9sat and laterCVE List
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9unaffected: 0:3.16.0.25-1.el9sat and laterCVE List
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9unaffected: 0:3.18.0.14-1.el9sat and laterCVE List

References 6