---
id: CVE-2026-0980
title: >-
  A flaw was found in rubyipmi, a gem used in the Baseboard Management
  Controller (BMC) component of Red Hat Satellite
summary: >-
  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 malic…
severity: high
cvss: 8.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: redhat
product: satellite
affected:
  - satellite = 6.0
  - rubyipmi <= 0.12.1
published: '2026-02-27'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T18:17:49.373'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0980'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5968'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5970'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5971'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429874'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-02-27T16:50:09.223915Z'
epss: 0.0085
epssPercentile: 0.58307
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T06:38:03.604Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `satellite = 6.0`
- `rubyipmi <= 0.12.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.