CVE-2026-5138
MEDIUM 4.3A flaw was found in Foreman. An authenticated user with host-edit permissions could exploit a cross-tenant information disclosure vulnerability. This flaw occurs because the taxonomy_scope controller method does not properly validate organization and location IDs from nested request parameters, bypassing existing authorization checks. This allows the user to leak sensitive infrastructure metadata, including subnet topology, IP ranges, gateways, DNS servers, and VLAN IDs, from organizations and locations they are not authorized to access.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 14th percentile
Impact if exploited
4.3CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityLow
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
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Affected
Vendors Red Hat Redhat Theforeman
Products Red Hat Satellite 6.16 For Rhel 8 Red Hat Satellite 6.16 For Rhel 9 Red Hat Satellite 6.17 For Rhel 9 Red Hat Satellite 6.18 For Rhel 9 Red Hat Satellite 6.19 For Rhel 9 Red Hat Satellite 6 Satellite Enterprise Linux Foreman
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Satellite | ≥ 6.16 and < 6.16.10 |
| Redhat | Satellite | ≥ 6.17 and < 6.17.9 |
| Redhat | Satellite | ≥ 6.18 and < 6.18.7 |
| Redhat | Satellite | ≥ 6.19 and < 6.19.2 |
| Theforeman | Foreman | < 3.18.2 |
| Theforeman | Foreman | ≥ 3.19.0 and < 3.19.1 |
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 4.3 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - MEDIUM 4.3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
Advisories
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34365
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34366
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34367
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34368
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5138
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452971