Security advisory
An improper authorization handling flaw was found in Foreman. The OpenSCAP plugin for the smart-proxy allows foreman clients to execute actions that should be limited to the Foreman Server. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to access and delete limited resources and also causes a denial of service on the Foreman server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity and system availability.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2021-20290
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 06:27 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
An improper authorization handling flaw was found in Foreman. The OpenSCAP plugin for the smart-proxy allows foreman clients to execute actions that should be limited to the Foreman Server. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to access and delete limited resources and also causes a denial of service on the Foreman server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity and system availability.
osv:CVE-2021-20290
Complete source record
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