Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-9572

Access Control in Redhat Satellite 6.15 … 6.18

Published
27 February 2026
Modified
24 March 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 5.0
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0035 27th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-9572 is a medium-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Redhat Satellite. Its CVSS base score is 5.0 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 27th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-4 (Information Flow Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

n authorization flaw in Foreman's GraphQL API allows low-privileged users to access metadata beyond their assigned permissions. Unlike the REST API, which correctly enforces access controls, the GraphQL endpoint does not apply proper filtering, leading to an authorization bypass.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1078.003 Local Accounts Stealth
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a local account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.
Why these techniques?

Authorization bypass in GraphQL API directly enables privilege escalation from low-privileged accounts and unauthorized data/metadata access.

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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CVE-2023-0118Same product: Redhat Enterprise Linux
CVE-2023-0462Same product: Redhat Satellite
CVE-2026-13316Same product: Redhat Satellite
CVE-2023-4886Same product: Redhat Satellite
CVE-2024-7700Same product: Redhat Satellite
CVE-2026-22659Shared CWE-863

Affected Assets

theforeman
foreman
1.22.0 — 3.16.2
redhat
satellite
6.15, 6.16, 6.17, 6.18
redhat
satellite capsule
6.15, 6.16, 6.17, 6.18
redhat
enterprise linux
9.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • AC-3 Access Enforcement
  • AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly enforces authorization decisions so that GraphQL queries cannot return metadata outside a user's assigned permissions.

prevent

Applies information-flow filtering on API responses, which the vulnerable GraphQL endpoint failed to perform unlike the REST API.

prevent

Limits privileges granted to low-privileged accounts, reducing the scope of data exposed by the authorization bypass.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 mostly match
prevents

Defining, enforcing, and reviewing access authorizations and least privilege directly prevents incorrect authorization checks.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Requiring consistency between access rights and classification plus formal approval steps ensures that the authorization logic correctly distinguishes between entities that should and should not be granted access.

prevents

Enforcing policy-driven approval and role-change reviews stops incorrect or stale authorization decisions from remaining in effect after job changes or terminations.

prevents

By tying access rights to identity, device, location and classification, the control reduces the likelihood that an authorization decision will be based on an incorrect or bypassed policy.

References