CVE-2026-12423

Foreman: unauthenticated information disclosure via provisioning token validation flaw

Published Oct 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Theforeman
Theforeman foreman
Vendors & Products Theforeman
Theforeman foreman
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.17::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.17::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.16::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.16::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.18::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.16::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.16::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.18::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.16::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.16::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.18::el9
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Foreman: unauthenticated information disclosure via provisioning token validation flaw
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat satellite
Redhat satellite Capsule
Redhat satellite Utils
Weaknesses CWE-306
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.19::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.19::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.19::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat satellite
Redhat satellite Capsule
Redhat satellite Utils
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 2, 2026, 6:01 PM
Reserved
Jun 16, 2026, 4:57 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 1, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 1:16 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 1, 2026, 12:20 PM