High8.8Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux Updated
Privilege escalation to administrator-level access via usergroup role assignment manipulation
CVE-2026-5136 Published Jul 1, 2026
CVE-2026-5136
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Privilege escalation to administrator-level access via usergroup role assignment manipulation. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 8.8). Weakness: CWE-266. Affected package(s): foreman. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:34366 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- foreman-0:3.14.0.17-1.el9sat
- foreman-0:3.18.0.7-1.el9sat
- foreman-0:3.12.0.17-1.el9sat
- foreman-0:3.12.0.17-1.el8sat
- foreman-0:3.16.0.17-1.el9sat
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Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:34366
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Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the version in RHSA-2026:34366 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
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