RCE in Logicminds Rubyipmi
CVE-2026-0980
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Logicminds Rubyipmi
- Red Hat Satellite 6
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:0.13.0-0.1.el8sat
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:0.13.0-0.1.el9sat
- Red Hat Satellite 6.17 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:3.14.0.14-1.el9sat, 0:0.1.23-0.3.el9pc, 0:1.2.0-0.1.el9pc
- Red Hat Satellite 6.18 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:0.13.0-1.el9sat
- Red Hat Satellite — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5968 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5970 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5971 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-0980?
- CVE-2026-0980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Logicminds Rubyipmi, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2026-02-27.
- How severe is CVE-2026-0980?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.