CVSS 3.1
8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-86322
Foreman: authorization flaw in the foreman::controller::useraware#find_user handling used by api::v2::personalaccesstokenscontroller
High (8.8) in red hat.
A flaw was found in Foreman’s Api::V2::PersonalAccessTokensController, where Foreman::Controller::UserAware#find_user resolves the target account using User.find(params[:user_id]) without applying the required parent-user authorization check. An attacker with the create_personal_access_tokens permission can therefore invoke POST /api/v2/users/:user_id/personal_access_tokens with another user’s ID and create a Personal Access Token on their behalf. The resulting plaintext token is returned in the API response, while PersonalAccessToken#check_permissions_after_save only validates create_personal_access_tokens on the token and does not enforce edit_users authorization on the target user. The attacker can then use the forged token to authenticate as the victim, potentially resulting in complete account takeover, including administrator accounts.
Severity
- CWE
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
- OWASP Top 10
- A01:2025 Broken Access Control
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- redhat (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- red hat:red hat satellite 6.16 for rhel 8
- red hat:red hat satellite 6.16 for rhel 9
- red hat:red hat satellite 6.17 for rhel 9
- red hat:red hat satellite 6.18 for rhel 9
Versions
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Fixed in
| Product | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 | 0:3.12.0.26-1.el8sat |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 | 0:3.12.0.26-1.el9sat |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0.26-1.el9sat |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 | 0:3.16.0.29-1.el9sat |