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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.9

CVE-2026-84474 json

Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: view_jobtemplate to execute privilege escalation via host_config_key exposure and x-forwarded-for spoofing of provisioning-callback host match

published 2026-09-23 46 d ago modified 2026-11-05 4 d ago also EUVD-2026-85555

cvss
9.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation- controller. The provisioning-callback secret (host_config_key) is exposed to users holding only the read-level view_jobtemplate permission -- both in the job template API representation and in the activity stream -- and the provisioning callback endpoint trusts a client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header to determine the calling host when the controller is deployed behind the AAP gateway with an empty proxy allow-list. By reading the secret and spoofing X-Forwarded-For to match any host in the job template's inventory, a minimally privileged or unauthenticated remote attacker can launch the job template against arbitrary managed hosts using the job template's credentials, resulting in privilege escalation and remote code execution on managed hosts.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 0:4.5.36-1.el8ap
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 0:4.5.36-1.el9ap
  • 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
  • automation-controller-venv-tower ansible automation platform 2.4 4.5.36-1.el8ap
  • automation-controller-venv-tower ansible automation platform 2.4 4.5.36-1.el9ap
  • 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

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:71115RHSA-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-2026-84474 updated cvss 9.9

automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: view_jobtemplate to execute privilege escalation via host_config_key exposure and X-Forwarded-For spoofing of provisionin

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-venv-tower 4.5.36-1.el8ap Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower 4.5.36-1.el9ap
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:71115
  • 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 2.4 for RHEL 8 automation-controller 4.5.36-1.el8ap, automation-controller-ui 4.5.36-1.el8ap, automation-controller-cli 4.5.36-1.el8ap, automation-controller-server 4.5.36-1.el8ap Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 automation-controller 4.5.36-1.el9ap, automation-controller-ui 4.5.36-1.el9ap, automation-controller-cli 4.5.36-1.el9ap, automation-controller-server 4.5.36-1.el9ap 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
    +2 more products
    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
total
Assessed
46 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9
  • 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-807 Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision

References

Sources

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