CVE-2026-0980

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.

CVSS v3 8.3 HIGH

8.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5968
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5970
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5971
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429874	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:logicminds:rubyipmi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-27 08:17

Updated : 2026-03-27 00:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-0980

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0980

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0980

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

satellite

logicminds

rubyipmi

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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