CVE-2026-12423
What it is
A flaw was found in Foreman. The Red Hat Satellite /unattended/provision API endpoint is vulnerable to an authentication bypass due to a semantic logic flaw in host_verifier.rb. The application verifies the database state of a provisioning token rather than its actual presence in the incoming HTTP request. Because a host actively undergoing provisioning has an unexpired token in the database, the server's valid_host_token? method evaluates to true, granting access to the kickstart template even if the requester provides no token at all in the URL.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-306 · Missing authentication
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Redhat Satellite < 6.16.4
- Redhat Satellite < 6.17.12
- Redhat Satellite < 6.19.5
- Theforeman Foreman
- Redhat Satellite < 6.18.10
- Redhat Satellite 6.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Fix and advisories
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74503
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74504
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74505
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74506
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12423
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488956
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74503
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74504
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74505
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74506
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12423
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488956
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/10