CVE-2026-96659
CRITICALCVSS 9.1Description
A flaw was found in Foreman. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with low-level Viewer permissions to cause unauthorized information disclosure by submitting requests to template preview endpoints. By exploiting this issue, the user can access sensitive data, such as host root passwords. Furthermore, under insecure system configurations where Safemode protections are disabled, the flaw may allow the user to execute arbitrary commands as the Foreman system account.
Timeline
Published:October 1st, 2026 5:17 PM
Last modified:October 7th, 2026 7:17 AM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 9.1 (CRITICAL)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Weaknesses (CWE)
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
- 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-2026-96659
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2536844
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/1
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute