What is CVE-2023-0118?

CVE-2023-0118 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-0118?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0118 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Theforeman Foreman

CVE-2023-0118

An arbitrary code execution flaw was found in Foreman. This flaw allows an admin user to bypass safe mode in templates and execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-09-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Theforeman Foreman
Red Hat Satellite 6.11 For Rhel 7 — versions 0:3.1.1.27-1.el7sat
Red Hat Satellite 6.11 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:3.1.1.27-1.el8sat
Red Hat Satellite 6.12 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:1.3.8-1.el8sat
Red Hat Satellite 6.13 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:1.3.8-1.el8sat
Red Hat Satellite 6.14 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:3.7.0.9-1.el8sat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0
Red Hat Satellite

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4466 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5979 (vendor-advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5980 (vendor-advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6818 (vendor-advisory)
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0118 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0118?: CVE-2023-0118 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-0118?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0118 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.