CVE-2026-92894 Rubygem-foreman_ansible: unscoped lookupvalue deletion allows cross-model override value destruction
Authenticated users can delete arbitrary lookup values, destroying configuration data for Ansible and Puppet variables outside their authorized scope.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-92894?
CVE-2026-92894 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6, published on 17 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in the foreman_ansible plugin's Ansible override values API. The destroy action resolves the target LookupValue record by ID without verifying it belongs to an AnsibleVariable the caller is authorized to edit. An authenticated user with the edit_ansible_variables permission can delete any LookupValue by ID, including override values for Ansible variables outside their permission filter scope and override values belonging to Puppet smart class parameters.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-92894?
How do I fix CVE-2026-92894?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-92894 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-92894 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-92894 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xw4h-j68j-jhc2.