CVE-2026-12541: redhat satellite OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-12541 is a high (CVSS 8.2) OS Command Injection vulnerability in redhat satellite. EPSS estimates a 1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-10-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-10-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in Foreman. OS command injection vulnerabilities exist in the foreman-rake db:dump and db:import_dump tasks. The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the destination parameter (during backups) and the file parameter (during imports) before passing them to a Ruby system() call for execution. An attacker with permissions to execute foreman-rake (e.g., via a restricted sudo configuration) can append malicious shell commands to the provided file paths.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.