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CVE-2026-0980

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

Published: Feb 27, 2026Updated: Mar 5, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-78
8.3HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 47.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

Red Hat
commercial·USaka redhat
satelliteOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Satellite 6On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
logicminds
oss-project
rubyipmi
OSS Libraries / generic-library
RubyGems
package-ecosystem
rubyipmi
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429874
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5968
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