Description
A flaw was found in Katello where the Content View History API does not properly enforce authorization when accessing a Content View specified by the user. An authenticated user with permission to view Content Views in one organization may be able to access the lifecycle history of a Content View belonging to another organization by supplying its identifier to the affected API endpoint. This can result in unauthorized disclosure of Content View lifecycle information, including publication and promotion events, associated users, and timestamps.
Published: 2026-08-26
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Katello's Content View History API fails to enforce proper authorization, allowing an authenticated user who has rights in one organization to retrieve history data for a content view belonging to another organization. The attacker can view publication and promotion events, the users that performed those actions, and timestamps, exposing confidential lifecycle information and enabling further strategic attacks.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects Red Hat Satellite 6, the enterprise content management system built on Katello. All deployments of Satellite 6 are potentially vulnerable, as the vendor has not identified a specific patch version that isolates the issue.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability is exploitable by any authenticated user with view permissions in at least one organization; the attacker supplies a target content view ID from another organization to the API endpoint, bypassing the authorization checks. The impact is limited to data disclosure; there is no privilege escalation or denial of service. The CVSS score of 4.3 reflects moderate risk, and the EPSS score is not available, so the current exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating that no confirmed exploitation campaigns have been reported. Customers should monitor security advisories and apply patches as soon as they become available.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 08:06 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Red Hat is not aware of a practical temporary workaround that fully mitigates this issue or meets Red Hat Product Security's standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability. Customers are advised to apply the relevant security updates when they become available.


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Red Hat Satellite 6 security update when it becomes available.
  • Limit user permissions by reviewing and restricting roles so that only essential users can view content across organizations.
  • Audit API logs for requests that access content view history across organization boundaries to detect potential unauthorized access attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 08:06 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in Katello where the Content View History API does not properly enforce authorization when accessing a Content View specified by the user. An authenticated user with permission to view Content Views in one organization may be able to access the lifecycle history of a Content View belonging to another organization by supplying its identifier to the affected API endpoint. This can result in unauthorized disclosure of Content View lifecycle information, including publication and promotion events, associated users, and timestamps.
Title Ketello: katello content view history api cross-organization authorization bypass
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat satellite
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat satellite
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Redhat Satellite
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T05:37:38.450Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T10:44:25.878Z

Link: CVE-2026-79654

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Updated: 2026-08-26T08:15:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key