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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-0980

A flaw was found in rubyipmi, a gem used in the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) component of Red Hat Satellite.

Published Feb 27, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A flaw was found

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-0980. EPSS is 0.80%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A flaw was found).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.80%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe logicminds/rubyipmi · cpe redhat/satellite

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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  • cpe logicminds/rubyipmiversion unspecified
  • cpe redhat/satellite6.0

How to fix CVE-2026-0980

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-0980. EPSS is 0.80%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 6.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 0.80%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 27, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0980

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-0980

    30-day exploitation probability 0.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 c

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.