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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-96659

Foreman: excessive permissions for viewer role on preview

Published Oct 1, 2026 · corrected/updated Oct 16, 2026 · Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 · evidence confidence medium

A flaw was found in Foreman. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with low-level Viewer permissions to cause unauthorized information disclosure by submitting requests to template preview endpoints. By exploiting this issue, the user can access sensitive data, such as host root passwords. Furthermore, under insecure system configurations where Safemode protections are disabled, the flaw may allow the user to execute arbitrary commands as the Foreman system account.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2026-96659 is a critical public vulnerability record for Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8; Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9; Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 9.1. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-267. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, tenable. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 16, 2026 · Tenable CVE Database

    Detected

    A flaw was found in Foreman. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with low-level Viewer permissions to cause unauthorized information disclosure by submitting requests to template preview endpoints. By exploiting this issue, the user can access sensitive data, such as host root passwords. Furthermore, under insecure system configurations where Safemode protections are disabled, the flaw

  2. Oct 16, 2026 · CVE.org

    Updated

    A flaw was found in Foreman. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with low-level Viewer permissions to cause unauthorized information disclosure by submitting requests to template preview endpoints. By exploiting this issue, the user can access sensitive data, such as host root passwords. Furthermore, under insecure system configurations where Safemode protections are disabled, the flaw

Affected

  • vendor Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8version unspecified
  • vendor Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9version unspecified
  • vendor Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9version unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96659

    A flaw was found in Foreman. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with low-level Viewer permissions to cause unauthorized information disclosure by submitting requests to template preview endpoints. By exploiting this issue, the user can access sensitive data, such as

    cve.org
  • Tenable CVE DatabaseVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96659

    A flaw was found in Foreman. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with low-level Viewer permissions to cause unauthorized information disclosure by submitting requests to template preview endpoints. By exploiting this issue, the user can access sensitive data, such as host root passwords. Furthermore, under insecure system configurations where Safemode protections are disabled, the flaw

    tenable.com

References