High severity · published Feb 27, 2026
CVE-2026-0980
Rubyipmi: red hat satellite: remote code execution in rubyipmi via malicious bmc username
8.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Satellite 6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RU
Rubyipmi · Logicminds
through 0.12.1 · source: NVD
SA
Satellite · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0980
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0980
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5968
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5970
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5971
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429874
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