# CVE-2026-79654: Ketello: katello content view history api cross-organization authorization bypass

- 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: 2026-08-26 · Updated: 2026-10-02

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

## Description

A flaw was found in Katello where the Content View History API does not properly enforce authorization when accessing a Content View specified by the user. An authenticated user with permission to view Content Views in one organization may be able to access the lifecycle history of a Content View belonging to another organization by supplying its identifier to the affected API endpoint. This can result in unauthorized disclosure of Content View lifecycle information, including publication and promotion events, associated users, and timestamps.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rubygem-katello, satellite:el8/rubygem-katello, tfm-rubygem-katello, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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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-2026-79654
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523348
- https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/11847
- https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/39701

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