rubyipmi is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through malicious usernames
Published: February 27, 2026
SECURITY IDENTIFIERS
- CVE: CVE-2026-0980 (NVD)
- GHSA: GHSA-hfcp-477w-3wjw
- Vendor Advisory: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980
GEM
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.