What is CVE-2023-0462?

CVE-2023-0462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-0462?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

RCE in Theforeman Foreman

CVE-2023-0462

An arbitrary code execution flaw was found in Foreman. This issue may allow an admin user to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system by setting global parameters with a YAML payload.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0462 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0462?: CVE-2023-0462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-0462?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.