CVE-2026-12112: Improper Authentication in Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6
CVE-2026-12112 is a session management vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6's foreman-mcp-server component. It allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack active administrative sessions by exploiting improper caching of authenticated client connections and trusting non-secret session IDs without re-validating authentication tokens. Additionally, session IDs are logged to standard logs, increasing exposure risk. This flaw can lead to privilege escalation and infrastructure-wide code execution.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6's foreman-mcp-server arises from improper authentication due to caching authenticated client connections and trusting session IDs without re-validation. This enables unauthenticated attackers to hijack administrative sessions. The logging of session IDs to standard logs further exposes session information. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.8, indicating high severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation level is currently stated in the vendor advisory. The vendor advisory URL is provided for ongoing updates.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack active administrative sessions, resulting in privilege escalation and potential infrastructure-wide code execution. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12112 for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the foreman-mcp-server component and monitor for suspicious session activity. Avoid exposure of session IDs in logs by securing log access and considering log redaction if feasible.
CVE-2026-12112: Improper Authentication in Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6
Description
CVE-2026-12112 is a session management vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6's foreman-mcp-server component. It allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack active administrative sessions by exploiting improper caching of authenticated client connections and trusting non-secret session IDs without re-validating authentication tokens. Additionally, session IDs are logged to standard logs, increasing exposure risk. This flaw can lead to privilege escalation and infrastructure-wide code execution.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6's foreman-mcp-server arises from improper authentication due to caching authenticated client connections and trusting session IDs without re-validation. This enables unauthenticated attackers to hijack administrative sessions. The logging of session IDs to standard logs further exposes session information. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.8, indicating high severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation level is currently stated in the vendor advisory. The vendor advisory URL is provided for ongoing updates.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack active administrative sessions, resulting in privilege escalation and potential infrastructure-wide code execution. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12112 for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the foreman-mcp-server component and monitor for suspicious session activity. Avoid exposure of session IDs in logs by securing log access and considering log redaction if feasible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-12T14:41:26.279Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12112","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6a3aeefceed863c81e96a141
Added to database: 06/23/2026, 20:39:24 UTC
Last enriched: 06/23/2026, 20:54:05 UTC
Last updated: 06/23/2026, 21:03:28 UTC
Views: 5
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