Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise container image update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in Red Hat package updates : patch Red Hat xml soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 03:15 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.27.0-rc.3, 1.26.6, 1.25.13
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade encoding/xml to 1.27.0-rc.3, 1.26.6 or 1.25.13.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Go standard libraryencoding/xml | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Go standard libraryencoding/xml | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Go standard libraryencoding/xml | Affected
| Fixed in
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Goencoding/xmlpkg:golang/encoding/xmlOther threats | Affected
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has provided an updated container image for Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise that includes the latest bug fixes and enhancements. However, no direct mitigation or patch for the underlying Go encoding/xml vulnerability currently meets Red Hat's criteria for ease of use, applicability, or stability. Users should deploy the updated container image from the Red Hat container registry using the "podman pull" command as recommended by Red Hat.
Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Go encoding/xml package used by Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise. The DecodeElement function does not properly track recursion depth, which can lead to stack exhaustion when processing specially crafted XML input. This flaw can be exploited remotely to cause a denial of service in affected applications. Red Hat has released an updated container image for Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise that includes bug fixes and enhancements. No direct patch for the underlying Go package vulnerability is currently available or meets Red Hat's criteria for mitigation.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:91216 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/articles/7148128 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56859 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56860 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84445 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/cost_management_service/1-latest/html/getting_started_with_cost_management/steps-to-cost-management (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_91216.json (opens in a new tab)