CVE-2026-5136

What it is

A flaw was found in Foreman. The Usergroup model in Foreman does not properly validate role assignments against the calling user's permissions. This allows an authenticated user with usergroup management permissions to attach arbitrary roles, including administrative roles, to a user group and then add themselves as a member. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability leads to full privilege escalation, granting the attacker administrator-level access.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-07-01 14:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-07-09 02:39 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-07-01 14:16 UTC

Last modified

2026-07-09 02:39 UTC

Exploit probability

0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-266

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Redhat Satellite < 6.16.10
• Redhat Satellite < 6.17.9
• Redhat Satellite < 6.18.7
• Redhat Satellite < 6.19.2
• Theforeman Foreman < 3.18.2
• Theforeman Foreman < 3.19.1

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High