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CVE-2026-12540

CVE-2026-12540. CVSS base score 8.2 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.01309 (percentile 0.69609), scored 2026-10-04.

Affected technology

Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat

Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat

Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat

Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat

Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat

Red Hat Satellite 6 · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Local · High privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

An attacker with sudo permissions to execute this rake task can inject shell metacharacters (such as ;, ", or |) to break out of the intended command and execute arbitrary code. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published

CWE
CWE-78
CCR priority
33.1 /100 (P4)
CVSS
8.2 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H · Vendor/CNA
EPSS
0.01309 · percentile 0.69609 · 2026-10-04
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-12540.html