Description
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. This flaw allows a remote authenticated user with 'change user' permissions to modify the account settings of the superuser account and also remove the superuser privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform | 2.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ansible +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ansible +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ansible +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ansible +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ansible-core | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | ansible | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | ansible | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | ansible | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | ansible | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | ansible | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-galaxy-ng +1 | 4.4.4-1.el8pc | RHSA-2022:6079, RHSA-2022:6078 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3-galaxy-ng | 4.5.0-4.el9ap | RHSA-2022:6079 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-galaxy-ng +1 | 4.5.0-4.el8ap | RHSA-2022:6079 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2022:6079 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2.0 Product Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2022:6078 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1.3 security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026