CVE-2018-14643

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-09-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-592

Description

An authentication bypass flaw was found in the smart_proxy_dynflow component used by Foreman. A malicious attacker can use this flaw to remotely execute arbitrary commands on machines managed by vulnerable Foreman instances, in a highly privileged context.

Affected products

foreman: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105375
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2733
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14643
https://github.com/theforeman/smart_proxy_dynflow/pull/54
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105375
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2733
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14643
https://github.com/theforeman/smart_proxy_dynflow/pull/54

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