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Fencer Vulns
low 3.1

CVE-2026-71465 json

Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: ad-hoc command limit field allows cli argument injection into ansible executable

published 2026-09-23 46 d ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2026-85542

cvss
3.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

RunAdHocCommand.build_args() appends limit as bare positional (args.append(limit)) instead of using args.extend(['-l', limit]) like RunJob. A limit beginning with - is parsed as an ansible CLI option. Currently limited to short-circuit flags (--version, --help) since injected element displaces required pattern positional. Would escalate if ansible-core ever defaults pattern.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 1789673739
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 1789580684
  • receptor ansible automation platform inside 2.5, ansible automation platform developer 2.5, ansible automation platform 2.5 1.6.8-1.el8ap
  • receptor ansible automation platform inside 2.6, ansible automation platform inside 2.5, ansible automation platform developer 2.6 +3 more 1.6.8-1.el9ap
  • python3.12-sqlparse ansible automation platform developer 2.5, ansible automation platform 2.5 0.6.0-1.el8ap
  • python3.12-sqlparse ansible automation platform developer 2.6, ansible automation platform developer 2.5, ansible automation platform 2.6 +1 more 0.6.0-1.el9ap
  • python3.12-gitpython ansible automation platform 2.5 3.1.60-1.el8ap
  • python3.12-gitpython ansible automation platform 2.6, ansible automation platform 2.5 3.1.60-1.el9ap
  • automation-gateway-server ansible automation platform 2.5 2.5.20260923-1.el8ap
  • automation-gateway-server ansible automation platform 2.5 2.5.20260923-1.el9ap

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:71114RHSA-2026:71113

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-71465 updated cvss 3.1

automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: Ad-hoc command limit field allows CLI argument injection into ansible executable

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-venv-tower 4.6.33-1.el8ap Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower 4.6.33-1.el9ap
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:71114
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9 1789673739
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:71179
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower 4.7.17-1.el9ap
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:71113
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9 1789580684
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:71177
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 receptor 1.6.8-1.el8ap, receptorctl 1.6.8-1.el8ap, automation-hub 4.10.19-1.el8ap, python3.12-sqlparse 0.6.0-1.el8ap, python3.12-gitpython 3.1.60-1.el8ap, automation-controller 4.6.33-1.el8ap, +14 more Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 receptor 1.6.8-1.el9ap, receptorctl 1.6.8-1.el9ap, automation-hub 4.10.19-1.el9ap, python3.12-sqlparse 0.6.0-1.el9ap, python3.12-gitpython 3.1.60-1.el9ap, automation-controller 4.6.33-1.el9ap, +14 more Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9 1789611274, ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9 1789666472, ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-web-rhel9 1789615881, ansible-automation-platform-26/receptor-rhel9 1789610120, ansible-automation-platform-26/mcp-tools-rhel9 1789609282, ansible-automation-platform-26/de-minimal-rhel9 1789658734, +24 more Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 receptor 1.6.8-1.el9ap, receptorctl 1.6.8-1.el9ap, automation-hub 4.11.14-1.el9ap, python3.12-sqlparse 0.6.0-1.el9ap, python3.12-gitpython 3.1.60-1.el9ap, automation-controller 4.7.17-1.el9ap, +28 more Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10 receptor 1.6.8-1.el10ap, receptorctl 1.6.8-1.el10ap, python-sqlparse 0.6.0-1.el10ap, python3-sqlparse 0.6.0-1.el10ap Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9 1789572632, ansible-automation-platform-27/gateway-rhel9 1789579764, ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-web-rhel9 1789575016, ansible-automation-platform-27/receptor-rhel9 1789519651, ansible-automation-platform-27/mcp-tools-rhel9 1789521154, ansible-automation-platform-27/de-minimal-rhel9 1789582543, +25 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
46 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.