Rubygem-hammer_cli: command injection via insecure editor invocation (CVE-2026-12545) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 6.7CVE-2026-12545

Rubygem-hammer_cli: command injection via insecure editor invocation

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-12545 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.7) vulnerability in Rubygem-hammer_cli: command injection via insecure editor invocation. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/satellite-utils:el8/rubygem-hammer_cli (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Oct 1, 2026Updated Oct 1, 2026Source checked Oct 1, 2026First seen by HOL Oct 1, 2026Material review Oct 1, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.7
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Red Hat/satellite-utils:el8/rubygem-hammer_cli (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Red Hat/satellite-utils:el8/rubygem-hammer_cligeneric	*	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Red Hat/satellite-utils:el8/rubygem-hammer_cli.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Oct 1, 2026
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Source modified
Oct 1, 2026
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First seen by HOL
Oct 1, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

A flaw was found in rubygem-hammer_cli. A command injection vulnerability exists in Hammer CLI and the Railties (Ruby on Rails) component distributed with Satellite due to the insecure interpolation of the $EDITOR environment variable into the Ruby system() method. By passing a single interpolated string to system(), the application invokes a system shell (/bin/sh) that interprets shell metacharacters (e.g., ;, |, &).

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.