CVE-2026-0980

Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 74.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 27

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:LExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.5

Affected Packages3 packages

RubyGemsrubyipmi< 0.13.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
rubyipmi is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through malicious usernames2026-02-27
CVEList
Rubyipmi: red hat satellite: remote code execution in rubyipmi via malicious bmc username2026-02-27
OSV
rubyipmi is vulnerable to OS Command Injection through malicious usernames2026-02-27

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
rubyipmi: Red Hat Satellite: Remote Code Execution in rubyipmi via malicious BMC username2020-01-15

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-0980 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz