CVE-2012-5562: Red Hat Satellite

High severity, CVSS 8.6. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A flaw was found in rhn-proxy. This vulnerability may allow the rhn-proxy to transmit user credentials in clear-text when it accesses RHN Satellite. This could lead to information disclosure, where sensitive authentication details are exposed to unauthorized parties.

Affected products

• Red Hat Satellite: before 5.6 (fixed in 5.6)

Published 2019-12-02. Last modified 2026-06-16.