Description
A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). Read-only scoped OAuth2 API Tokens in AAP, are enforced at the Gateway level for Gateway-specific operations. However, this vulnerability allows read-only tokens to perform write operations on backend services (e.g., Controller, Hub, EDA). If this flaw were exploited, an attacker‘s capabilities would only be limited by role based access controls (RBAC).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2.5 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 | — | — |
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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-gateway-server | 2.5.20260106-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:0361, RHSA-2026:0360 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2026:0360 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 19, 2026
- RHSA-2026:0361 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 19, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-0050 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (aap-gateway): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jan 8, 2026
References
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/7136004
- RHSA-2026:0360 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:0361 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:0408 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:0409 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14025 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2418785 issue-tracking