CVE-2026-0980
Rubyipmi: red hat satellite: remote code execution in rubyipmi via malicious bmc username
CVSS Score
8.3
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
22th
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.
| CWE | CWE-78 |
| Vendor | red hat |
| Product | red hat satellite 6.16 for rhel 8 |
| Published | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Mar 26, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5968 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5970 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5971 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429874