CVE-2025-10622: Foreman: os command injection via ct_location and fcct_location parameters

Severity: high (CVSS 8.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-11-05 · updated 2026-10-18
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

A flaw was found in Red Hat Satellite (Foreman component). This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with edit_settings permissions to achieve arbitrary command execution on the underlying operating system via insufficient server-side validation of command whitelisting.

Affected products

Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8: all versions — fixed in 0:3.12.0.11-1.el8sat
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9: all versions — fixed in 0:3.12.0.11-1.el9sat
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9: all versions — fixed in 0:3.14.0.10-1.el9sat
Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9: all versions — fixed in 0:3.16.0.4-1.el9sat
Red Hat Satellite 6: all versions — fixed in 0:3.9.1.13-1.el8sat
The Foreman Foreman: from 3.12.0 before 3.16.1 — fixed in 3.16.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 0:3.12.0.11-1.el8sat; Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 0:3.12.0.11-1.el9sat; Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 0:3.14.0.10-1.el9sat; Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 0:3.16.0.4-1.el9sat; Red Hat Satellite 6 0:3.9.1.13-1.el8sat; The Foreman Foreman 3.16.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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