CVE-2026-12540 — A flaw was found in Foreman.¶

Key facts

CVE-2026-12540 is a High (8.2) vulnerability: A flaw was found in Foreman.. This entry ships a detection-only PoC and a Docker test lab.


CVE	CVE-2026-12540
Severity	High (8.2)
Detection / prevention	—
PoC	poc.py
Source	2026/CVE-2026-12540/

Details¶

English | 한국어

Description¶

A flaw was found in Foreman. A command injection vulnerability exists in the foreman-rake errors:fetch_log task. The request_id parameter is passed to an underlying system command (typically grep) without adequate shell neutralization. While the task is intended to fetch specific log entries, an attacker with sudo permissions to execute this rake task can inject shell metacharacters (such as ;, ", or |) to break out of the intended command and execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability Details¶

Property	Value
CVE ID	CVE-2026-12540
Type	RCE
CVSS Score	8.2

Proof of Concept¶

Download¶

# Download PoC script
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fankh/vulnerability-poc/main/2026/CVE-2026-12540/poc.py

Usage¶

# Run PoC against target
python3 poc.py --target <TARGET_URL>

# With authentication
python3 poc.py --target <TARGET_URL> --username <USER> --password <PASS>

⚠️ Warning: This PoC is for authorized security testing only. It uses detection-only techniques and does not exploit or damage target systems.

Test Lab¶

This repository includes a Docker-based test environment with both vulnerable and patched applications.

Quick Start¶

# Clone and navigate to CVE directory
cd CVE-2026-12540

# Start both applications
docker-compose up -d

# Run tests
./run-tests.sh    # Linux/Mac
./run-tests.ps1   # Windows PowerShell

Application Endpoints¶

Application	URL	Status
Vulnerable App	http://localhost:8080	Shows vulnerability
Patched App	http://localhost:8081	Demonstrates fix

Directory Structure¶

├── README.md           # English documentation
├── README_KO.md        # Korean documentation
├── poc.py              # PoC detection script
├── docker-compose.yml  # Container orchestration
├── run-tests.sh        # Linux/Mac test runner
├── run-tests.ps1       # Windows test runner
├── vulnerable-app/     # Vulnerable version
│   ├── app.py
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── requirements.txt
└── patched-app/        # Fixed version
    ├── app.py
    ├── Dockerfile
    └── requirements.txt

References¶

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74503
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74504
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74505
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74506
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12540
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2489969

Generated by PoC Generator on 2026-10-03T22:52:39.718277596

Frequently asked questions¶

What is CVE-2026-12540?¶

CVE-2026-12540 is a High (8.2) vulnerability: A flaw was found in Foreman.. This entry ships a detection-only PoC and a Docker test lab.

How do I detect CVE-2026-12540?¶

Run the detection-only PoC included with this entry against your Docker test lab to confirm whether a target is affected; pair it with your own IDS logging.

How do I block or mitigate CVE-2026-12540?¶

Upgrade to a fixed version per the vendor advisory; the NVD record lists the affected versions. Use the included PoC to verify your remediation.

For authorized security testing and research only. See the full source and NVD record.