YAML safe_load production fallback to unsafe_load enables RCE via deserialization
A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability was found in ManageIQ. The YamlLoadAliases module overrides YAML.safe_load to silently fall back to YAML.unsafe_load in production when a Psych::DisallowedClass error occurs. An authenticated attacker with dialog import access can exploit this to achieve remote code execution by uploading a crafted YAML payload that triggers the fallback and deserializes arbitrary Ruby objects. Red Hat CloudForms, which was based on ManageIQ, has reached End of Life and is no longer supported. No errata or patches will be issued. This CVE is being assigned for the benefit of the ManageIQ community and downstream consumers.
CVE-2026-52903
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-52903
ManageIQ
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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Red Hat CloudForms
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"vendor": "ManageIQ",
"product": "ManageIQ",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"packageName": "manageiq",
"collectionURL": "https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq",
"defaultStatus": "affected"
},
{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat CloudForms",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"packageName": "manageiq",
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-52903
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #22867 · Revision 1
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