high8.3
CVE-2026-0980
rubyipmi is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through malicious usernames
Impact
A flaw was found in rubyipmi, a gem used in the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) component of Red Hat Satellite. An authenticated attacker with host creation or update permissions could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious username for the BMC interface. This could lead to remote code execution (RCE) on the system.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | rubyipmi | < 0.13.0 | 0.13.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Satellite | Version 6.0 |
| Logicminds | Rubyipmi | through 0.12.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5968
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5970
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5971
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429874
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfcp-477w-3wjw
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0980
- https://github.com/logicminds/rubyipmi/commit/252503a7b4dca68388165883b0322024e344a215
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rubyipmi/CVE-2026-0980.yml