Red Hat Satellite 5.6 and earlier does not disable the web interface that is used to create the first user for a satellite, which allows rem
Red Hat Satellite 5.6 and earlier does not disable the web interface that is used to create the first user for a satellite, which allows remote attackers to create administrator accounts.
- Published
- Nov 17, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.1% · 81th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-668
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.1%
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | network satellite | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite |
| redhat | satellite | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite |
| redhat | satellite with embedded oracle | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite_with_embedded_oracle |
| suse | manager | cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager |
| suse | linux enterprise | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- redhat network satelliteup to 5.6 inclusive
- redhat satelliteup to 5.6 inclusive
- redhat satellite with embedded oracle5.2
- redhat satellite with embedded oracle5.3
- redhat satellite with embedded oracle5.4
- redhat satellite with embedded oracle5.5
- suse linux enterprise11.0
- suse manager1.7
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | rhn-java-config-sat | before 0:5.2.1-9.el5 | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | rhn-java-lib-sat | before 0:5.2.1-9.el5 | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | rhn-java-sat | before 0:5.2.1-9.el5 | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | taskomatic-sat | before 0:5.2.1-9.el5 | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | spacewalk-java | before 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | spacewalk-java-config | before 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | spacewalk-java-lib | before 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | spacewalk-taskomatic | before 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 | spacewalk-java | before 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat | 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 | spacewalk-java-config | before 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat | 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 | spacewalk-java-lib | before 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat | 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 | spacewalk-java-oracle | before 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat | 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 | spacewalk-taskomatic | before 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat | 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6 | spacewalk-java | before 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat | 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6 | spacewalk-java-config | before 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat | 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6 | spacewalk-java-lib | before 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat | 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6 | spacewalk-java-oracle | before 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat | 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el6 | spacewalk-taskomatic | before 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat | 0:1.2.39-135.el6sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el5 | spacewalk-java | before 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat | 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el5 | spacewalk-java-config | before 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat | 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el5 | spacewalk-java-lib | before 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat | 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el5 | spacewalk-java-oracle | before 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat | 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el5 | spacewalk-taskomatic | before 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat | 0:1.7.54-121.el5sat |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.5::el6 | spacewalk-java | before 0:1.7.54-121.el6sat | 0:1.7.54-121.el6sat |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:rhn-java-config-sat | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:rhn-java-lib-sat | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:rhn-java-sat | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:spacewalk-java | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:spacewalk-java-config | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:spacewalk-java-lib | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:spacewalk-java-oracle | 0:1.2.39-135.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.4::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:spacewalk-java-postgresql | 0:2.0.2-48.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:spacewalk-taskomatic | 0:0.5.44-97.el5sat · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.3::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:taskomatic-sat | 0:5.2.1-9.el5 · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.2::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-668 · Exposure of Resource to Wrong SphereCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00009.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1513.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1514.html
- access.redhat.com/site/articles/539283
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024614
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.