Red Hat Security Advisory: General availability of the satellite/iop-host-inventory-frontend-rhel9 container image
Affects Red Hat brace-expansionSource GCVE Database
Public exploit available · CVSS 7.7 High.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:AmberExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
npmbrace-expansionpkg:npm/brace-expansionOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
There is no practical mitigation currently available for this vulnerability. Users should plan to upgrade to a fixed version of the brace-expansion package when Red Hat releases it. Until then, monitoring for updates and avoiding exposure to untrusted input that triggers the vulnerability is advised. Red Hat Satellite users should follow official Red Hat documentation and advisories for applying updates.
Description
CVE-2026-13149 is a denial of service vulnerability in the brace-expansion npm package used by Red Hat Satellite's Lightspeed component. The flaw arises from the expand() function's exponential-time complexity when processing specially crafted input containing consecutive non-expanding brace groups. This leads to high CPU consumption and event-loop blocking, causing denial of service. There is currently no practical mitigation other than upgrading to a fixed version once available. Red Hat Satellite users should monitor for updates and apply fixes when released.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51349 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_satellite/6.18/html/updating_red_hat_satellite/index (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13149 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13676 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25128 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25896 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26278 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26996 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27904 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27942 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33036 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44990 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/search (opens in a new tab)
- docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_satellite/6.18/html/installing_satellite_server_in_a_connected_network_environment/performing-additional-configuration-on-server_satellite (opens in a new tab)
- docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_satellite/6.18/html/installing_satellite_server_in_a_disconnected_network_environment/performing-additional-configuration (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_51349.json (opens in a new tab)