CVE-2026-12541

Summary

The flaw allows OS command injection through the foreman-rake db:dump and db:import_dump tasks, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands with the permissions of the application.

Exploitability

Exploitation requires the ability to execute foreman-rake tasks, which may be possible via restricted sudo configurations. The vulnerability is relatively easy to exploit given the necessary permissions.

Blast radius

If exploited, the impact could be severe, as it allows full control over the system through the execution of arbitrary commands with the application's privileges.

Detection

No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.

Prioritized remediation

Disable the affected foreman-rake db:dump and db:import_dump tasks until a patch is available, or upgrade to the latest version of Foreman that addresses this issue.

Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.