CVE-2026-12540: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9
CVE-2026-12540 is a command injection vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9, specifically in the foreman-rake errors:fetch_log task. The flaw allows an attacker with sudo permissions to inject shell metacharacters via the request_id parameter, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 8.2. Red Hat has released an official security advisory and patch addressing this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
A command injection vulnerability exists in the foreman-rake errors:fetch_log task of Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9. The request_id parameter is passed to an underlying system command (typically grep) without adequate shell neutralization, allowing an attacker with sudo permissions to inject shell metacharacters and execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-12540 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). Red Hat has published an official security advisory (RHSA-2026:74503) that includes a patch to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker with sudo permissions to execute arbitrary code on the affected system by injecting shell commands through the request_id parameter in the foreman-rake errors:fetch_log task. This can lead to complete system compromise, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Red Hat Satellite 6.19 addressing this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2026:74503 to remediate this issue. Prior to applying the update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to the system have been applied. No additional mitigations are required beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2026-12540: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9
Description
CVE-2026-12540 is a command injection vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9, specifically in the foreman-rake errors:fetch_log task. The flaw allows an attacker with sudo permissions to inject shell metacharacters via the request_id parameter, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 8.2. Red Hat has released an official security advisory and patch addressing this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.2high
Affected software
Red Hat
Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9
Red Hat
Red Hat Satellite 6
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Technical Analysis
A command injection vulnerability exists in the foreman-rake errors:fetch_log task of Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9. The request_id parameter is passed to an underlying system command (typically grep) without adequate shell neutralization, allowing an attacker with sudo permissions to inject shell metacharacters and execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-12540 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). Red Hat has published an official security advisory (RHSA-2026:74503) that includes a patch to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker with sudo permissions to execute arbitrary code on the affected system by injecting shell commands through the request_id parameter in the foreman-rake errors:fetch_log task. This can lead to complete system compromise, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Red Hat Satellite 6.19 addressing this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2026:74503 to remediate this issue. Prior to applying the update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to the system have been applied. No additional mitigations are required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-17T17:41:07.752Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74503","vendor":"Red Hat"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12540","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6abe8af8a43b0b3b89c7babe
Added to database: 10/01/2026, 16:31:52 UTC
Last enriched: 10/01/2026, 17:01:12 UTC
Last updated: 10/01/2026, 17:25:58 UTC
Views: 5
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