Katello: missing repository authorization in content_uploads exposes cross-product content existence

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-12515
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-17 17:16:42 UTC
Updated2026-06-18 17:16:29 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in Katello's of Red Hat Satellite. A content upload functionality where insufficient authorization checks in the ContentUploadsController allowed users with the edit_products permission to query content information for repositories outside the products they were authorized to manage. An authenticated attacker could exploit this issue to determine whether specific content exists within repositories that should otherwise be inaccessible. This issue does not allow unauthorized modification, import, or publication of content.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 Missing Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi [email protected] bugzilla.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12515 [email protected] access.redhat.com
github.com/Katello/katello/pull/11712 [email protected] github.com
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Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-06-17T11:37:24.783ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2026-06-17T15:27:46.078ZMade public.
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