CVE-2026-0980: rubyipmi is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through malicious usernames

February 27, 2026 (updated February 28, 2026)

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.

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0980
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429874
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfcp-477w-3wjw
github.com/logicminds/rubyipmi
github.com/logicminds/rubyipmi/commit/252503a7b4dca68388165883b0322024e344a215
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0980

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