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CVE-2026-0980 (rubyipmi): rubyipmi is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through malicious usernames

ADVISORIES

GEM

rubyipmi

SEVERITY

CVSS v3.x: 8.3 (High)

PATCHED VERSIONS

  • >= 0.13.0

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.

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