CVE-2024-4871

Foreman: host ssh key not being checked in remote execution

6.8 MediumFix available

A vulnerability was found in Satellite. When running a remote execution job on a host, the host's SSH key is not being checked. When the key changes, the Satellite still connects it because it uses "-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no". This flaw can lead to a man-in-the-middle attack (MITM), denial of service, leaking of secrets the remote execution job contains, or other issues that may arise from the attacker's ability to forge an SSH key. This issue does not directly allow unauthorized remote execution on the Satellite, although it can leak secrets that may lead to it.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.61%Up 0.6 points since May 15, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.8

Foreman: host ssh key not being checked in remote execution

Record: CVE-2024-4871
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-322
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-44561 6.8

Record: EUVD-2024-44561
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q5x2-4347-hrg2 6.8

A vulnerability was found in Satellite. When running a remote execution job on a host, the host's...

Record: GHSA-q5x2-4347-hrg2
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-322
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.8

Record: CVE-2024-4871
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-322
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHBA-2024:4589 6.8

Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Satellite 6.15.2 Async Update

Record: RHBA-2024:4589
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

red hat satellite 6.15 for rhel 8

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`foreman` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-debug` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-installer` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 1:3.9.3.2-1.el8sat	1:3.9.3.2-1.el8sat
`foreman-installer-katello` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 1:3.9.3.2-1.el8sat	1:3.9.3.2-1.el8sat
`python-pulp-container` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:2.16.9-1.el8pc	0:2.16.9-1.el8pc
`python-pulpcore` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:3.39.15-1.el8pc	0:3.39.15-1.el8pc
`python3.11-pulp-container` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:2.16.9-1.el8pc	0:2.16.9-1.el8pc
`python3.11-pulpcore` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:3.39.15-1.el8pc	0:3.39.15-1.el8pc
`rubygem-dynflow` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:1.8.3-1.el8sat	0:1.8.3-1.el8sat
`rubygem-smart_proxy_container_gateway` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:3.0.0-1.el8sat	0:3.0.0-1.el8sat

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`rubygem-smart_proxy_remote_execution_ssh` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:0.10.6-1.el8sat	0:0.10.6-1.el8sat
`satellite` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:6.15.2-1.el8sat	0:6.15.2-1.el8sat
`satellite-capsule` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:6.15.2-1.el8sat	0:6.15.2-1.el8sat
`satellite-common` Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8	before 0:6.15.2-1.el8sat	0:6.15.2-1.el8sat
`foreman` Red Hat:satellite_utils:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-cli` Red Hat:satellite_utils:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`satellite` Red Hat:satellite_utils:6.15::el8	before 0:6.15.2-1.el8sat	0:6.15.2-1.el8sat
`satellite-cli` Red Hat:satellite_utils:6.15::el8	before 0:6.15.2-1.el8sat	0:6.15.2-1.el8sat
`candlepin` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:4.3.14-1.el8sat	0:4.3.14-1.el8sat
`candlepin-selinux` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:4.3.14-1.el8sat	0:4.3.14-1.el8sat
`foreman` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-cli` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-debug` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-dynflow-sidekiq` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-ec2` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-installer` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 1:3.9.3.2-1.el8sat	1:3.9.3.2-1.el8sat
`foreman-installer-katello` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 1:3.9.3.2-1.el8sat	1:3.9.3.2-1.el8sat
`foreman-journald` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-libvirt` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-openstack` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-ovirt` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-pcp` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-postgresql` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-redis` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-service` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-telemetry` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`foreman-vmware` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat	0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat
`python-pulp-container` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:2.16.9-1.el8pc	0:2.16.9-1.el8pc
`python-pulpcore` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.39.15-1.el8pc	0:3.39.15-1.el8pc
`python3.11-pulp-container` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:2.16.9-1.el8pc	0:2.16.9-1.el8pc
`python3.11-pulpcore` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.39.15-1.el8pc	0:3.39.15-1.el8pc
`rubygem-dynflow` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:1.8.3-1.el8sat	0:1.8.3-1.el8sat
`rubygem-foreman_ansible` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:13.0.6-1.el8sat	0:13.0.6-1.el8sat
`rubygem-foreman_remote_execution` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:12.0.7-1.el8sat	0:12.0.7-1.el8sat
`rubygem-foreman_remote_execution-cockpit` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:12.0.7-1.el8sat	0:12.0.7-1.el8sat
`rubygem-katello` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:4.11.0.15-1.el8sat	0:4.11.0.15-1.el8sat
`rubygem-smart_proxy_container_gateway` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:3.0.0-1.el8sat	0:3.0.0-1.el8sat
`rubygem-smart_proxy_remote_execution_ssh` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:0.10.6-1.el8sat	0:0.10.6-1.el8sat
`satellite` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:6.15.2-1.el8sat	0:6.15.2-1.el8sat
`satellite-cli` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:6.15.2-1.el8sat	0:6.15.2-1.el8sat
`satellite-common` Red Hat:satellite:6.15::el8	before 0:6.15.2-1.el8sat	0:6.15.2-1.el8sat

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-4871 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Red Hat Satellite 6.15 For Rhel 8, published May 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in foreman 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat.

References

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