Red Hat Satellite key exchange without entity authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Red Hat Satellite. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to key exchange without entity authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-4871. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Satellite (version unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a key exchange without entity authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-322. The product performs a key exchange with an actor without verifying the identity of that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-4871 since 05/14/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/30/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-44561). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Key exchange without entity authentication
CWE: CWE-322 / CWE-320
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/14/2024 🔍
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08/30/2025 +473 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-4871 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-4871
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264208
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2024 17:09
Updated: 08/30/2025 21:14
Changes: 05/14/2024 17:09 (58), 05/15/2024 09:51 (1), 08/12/2024 20:36 (1), 08/30/2025 21:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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Discussion

 Anonymous User (+0)
2 years ago
Good morning.
We don't find this cpe, instead we find redhat:satellite on official NVD Nist dictionary.
Could You update?
We'd appreciate it very much.
Best Regards,
TEAM CERT
 VulDB Community Team2 years ago
Thank you, we have just aligned the CPE.

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