CVE Alert: CVE-2025-10622 – Red Hat – Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9
CVE-2025-10622
HIGHNo exploitation known
A flaw was found in Red Hat Satellite (Foreman component). This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with edit_settings permissions to achieve arbitrary command execution on the underlying operating system via insufficient server-side validation of command whitelisting.
CVSS v3.1 (8)
AV NETWORK · AC HIGH · PR HIGH · UI NONE · S CHANGED
Vendor
Red Hat, Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9, Red Hat Satellite 6
Versions
0:3.16.0.4-1.el9sat lt *
CWE
CWE-602, Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-11-05T07:32:14.390Z
Updated
2025-11-05T07:36:33.260Z
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.18::el9cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.18::el9cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.18::el9cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.18::el9cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6
References
AI Summary Analysis
Risk verdict
Why this matters
Most likely attack path
Who is most exposed
Detection ideas
- Alerts for unusual shell/OS command execution originating from Foreman components.
- Unexpected processes spawned by foreman/httpd or foreman-proxy with suspicious arguments.
- Anomalous requests to ct_location/fcct_location parameters or elevated privilege actions.
- Sudden spikes in admin API usage or privilege changes.
- Correlated log entries showing failed/suspicious command-wrapping patterns.
Mitigation and prioritisation
- Apply RHSA-2025:19721 patch when available; verify patch applicability in test env before production rollout.
- Enforce least privilege for edit_settings; restrict management access to trusted networks and enforce MFA.
- Network controls: allowlists, strong authentication, and segmentation around the Foreman/Satellite tier.
- Implement command-logging and SIEM detections for OS commands from management components; consider temporary disablement of high-risk features if feasible.
- If KEV or EPSS data indicate high exploitability, treat as priority 1. Currently, this requires vendor-confirmed exploit likelihood.
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