{
  "threat_severity" : "Important",
  "public_date" : "2026-01-28T12:34:00Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "foreman-kubevirt: foreman_kubevirt: Man-in-the-Middle due to insecure default SSL verification",
    "id" : "2433786",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2433786"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "8.1",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
    "status" : "verified"
  },
  "cwe" : "CWE-295",
  "details" : [ "A flaw was found in foreman_kubevirt. When configuring the connection to OpenShift, the system disables SSL verification if a Certificate Authority (CA) certificate is not explicitly set. This insecure default allows a remote attacker, capable of intercepting network traffic between Satellite and OpenShift, to perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack. Such an attack could lead to the disclosure or alteration of sensitive information.", "A flaw was found in foreman_kubevirt. When configuring the connection to OpenShift, the system disables SSL verification if a Certificate Authority (CA) certificate is not explicitly set. This insecure default allows a remote attacker, capable of intercepting network traffic between Satellite and OpenShift, to perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack. Such an attack could lead to the disclosure or alteration of sensitive information." ],
  "statement" : "This is an IMPORTANT flaw in foreman_kubevirt where the default configuration for connecting to OpenShift disables SSL verification if a CA certificate is not explicitly provided. This insecure default allows a remote attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack by intercepting network traffic between Satellite and OpenShift, potentially leading to information disclosure or alteration.",
  "acknowledgement" : "This issue was discovered by Evgeni Golov (Red Hat).",
  "affected_release" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5971",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.16::el8",
    "package" : "rubygem-foreman_kubevirt-0:0.2.0-2.el8sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5971",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.16::el9",
    "package" : "rubygem-foreman_kubevirt-0:0.2.0-2.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "foreman-0:3.14.0.14-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "libcomps-0:0.1.23-0.3.el9pc"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "python-brotli-0:1.2.0-0.1.el9pc"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "python-django-0:4.2.28-0.1.el9pc"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "python-pulp-container-0:2.22.3-1.el9pc"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "python-pulp-rpm-0:3.27.10-2.el9pc"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "rubygem-fog-kubevirt-0:1.5.1-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "rubygem-foreman_kubevirt-0:0.4.3-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "rubygem-katello-0:4.16.0.14-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "rubygem-rubyipmi-0:0.13.0-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "satellite-0:6.17.7-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "yggdrasil-worker-forwarder-0:0.0.3-4.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "foreman-0:3.14.0.14-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "libcomps-0:0.1.23-0.3.el9pc"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "python-brotli-0:1.2.0-0.1.el9pc"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "python-django-0:4.2.28-0.1.el9pc"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "python-pulp-container-0:2.22.3-1.el9pc"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "python-pulp-rpm-0:3.27.10-2.el9pc"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "rubygem-fog-kubevirt-0:1.5.1-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "rubygem-foreman_kubevirt-0:0.4.3-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "rubygem-katello-0:4.16.0.14-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "rubygem-rubyipmi-0:0.13.0-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "satellite-0:6.17.7-1.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5970",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9",
    "package" : "yggdrasil-worker-forwarder-0:0.0.3-4.el9sat"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5968",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.18::el9",
    "package" : "rubygem-foreman_kubevirt-0:0.4.3-1.el9sat"
  } ],
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Satellite 6",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "satellite:el8/rubygem-foreman_kubevirt",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1531\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1531" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2026-1531",
  "mitigation" : {
    "value" : "To mitigate this issue, ensure that a Certificate Authority (CA) certificate is explicitly configured when setting up the connection to OpenShift in foreman_kubevirt. This will enable SSL verification and prevent Man-in-the-Middle attacks. Refer to the foreman_kubevirt documentation for specific instructions on configuring CA certificates. A restart or service reload may be required for the changes to take effect.",
    "lang" : "en:us"
  },
  "csaw" : false
}