Red Hat Security Advisory: fence-agents security update
Affects Red Hat fence-agentsSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in Red Hat package updates : patch the Red Hat redhat/fence-agents package soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.4.30, 9.0.0_2
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/fence-agents package to 8.4.30; snapcraft to 9.0.0_2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/fence-agentspkg:rpm/redhat/fence-agentsOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Homebrewsnapcraftpkg:brew/snapcraftOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
The fence-agents packages provide a collection of scripts for handling remote power management for cluster devices. They allow failed or unreachable nodes to be forcibly restarted and removed from the cluster. Security Fix(es): * httplib2: httplib2: Denial of Service via unbounded decompression of HTTP response bodies (CVE-2026-59939) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.