Description
A flaw was found in the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Gateway route creation component. This vulnerability allows credential theft via the creation of misleading routes using a double-slash (//) prefix in the gateway_path. A malicious or socially engineered administrator can configure a honey-pot route to intercept and exfiltrate user credentials, potentially maintaining persistent access or creating a backdoor even after their permissions are revoked.
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 Inside 2 | ansible-builder | 3.1.1-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | ansible-lint +2 | 25.12.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | ansible-runner +1 | 2.4.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | ansible-sign | 0.1.4-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | bindep | 2.13.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | python3.11-distlib | 0.4.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | python3.11-ruamel-yaml-clib | 0.2.15-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | python3.11-subprocess-tee | 0.4.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | python3.11-typing-extensions | 4.15.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | receptor +1 | 1.6.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069, RHSA-2025:21768 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | ansible-builder | 3.1.1-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | ansible-dev-environment | 25.12.2-1.1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | ansible-runner +1 | 2.4.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | ansible-sign | 0.1.4-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | automation-controller +1 | 4.6.23-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | bindep | 2.13.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | molecule +7 | 25.12.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.11-distlib | 0.4.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.11-django | 4.2.26-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.11-execnet | 2.1.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.11-gunicorn | 23.0.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.11-pluggy | 1.6.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.11-pytest | 9.0.1-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.11-pytest-xdist | 3.8.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.11-ruamel-yaml-clib | 0.2.15-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.11-subprocess-tee | 0.4.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.11-tox-ansible | 25.12.0-1.2.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.11-typing-extensions | 4.15.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | receptor +1 | 1.6.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069, RHSA-2025:21768 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | ansible-automation-platform-installer | 2.5-20.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | ansible-builder | 3.1.1-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | ansible-dev-environment | 25.12.2-1.1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | ansible-runner +1 | 2.4.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | ansible-sign | 0.1.4-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-controller +4 | 4.6.23-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-controller-fapolicyd | 1.0-5.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-eda-controller +4 | 1.1.14-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-gateway +13 | 2.5.20251210-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069, RHSA-2025:21768 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-hub +1 | 4.10.10-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | bindep | 2.13.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | molecule +7 | 25.12.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-distlib | 0.4.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-django | 4.2.26-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-execnet | 2.1.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-galaxy-importer | 0.4.36-2.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-gunicorn | 23.0.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-pluggy | 1.6.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-pytest | 9.0.1-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-pytest-xdist | 3.8.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-ruamel-yaml-clib | 0.2.15-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-subprocess-tee | 0.4.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-tox-ansible | 25.12.0-1.2.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.11-typing-extensions | 4.15.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | receptor +1 | 1.6.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2025:23069, RHSA-2025:21768 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2025:23069 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 9, 2026
- RHSA-2025:21768 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 26, 2026
References
- RHSA-2025:21768 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2025:21775 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2025:23069 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2025:23131 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9909 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2392836 issue-tracking