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High · 8.2 CVE-2026-18141 EUVD-2026-51556GHSA-9cwv-qxgx-ff4x

Aap-gateway: aap-gateway: authentication bypass in event-driven ansible via forged http header

Published Jul 31, 2026 · Updated Aug 4, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in aap-gateway, a component of Ansible Automation Platform's Event-Driven Ansible (EDA). An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS) authentication for event streams. This is achieved by manipulating the event stream URL and forging the HTTP Subject header. The system also inadvertently discloses the expected certificate subject in error messages, which simplifies the attack. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject arbitrary events into EDA, potentially triggering automated workflows.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
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 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 receptor +1 1.6.7-1.el9ap RHSA-2026:50336
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 automation-controller +1 4.7.15-2.el9ap RHSA-2026:50336
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 receptor +1 1.6.7-1.el9ap RHSA-2026:50336
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 automation-controller +4 4.7.15-2.el9ap RHSA-2026:50336
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 automation-eda-controller +4 1.2.11-1.el9ap RHSA-2026:50336
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 automation-gateway-proxy +1 2.6.17-2.el9ap RHSA-2026:50336
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python3.12-aiohttp 3.14.1-2.el9ap RHSA-2026:50336
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python3.12-daphne 4.2.2-1.el9ap RHSA-2026:50336
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python3.12-pillow 12.3.0-1.el9ap RHSA-2026:50336
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python3.12-pyasn1 0.6.4-1.el9ap RHSA-2026:50336
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 receptor +1 1.6.7-1.el9ap RHSA-2026:50336

Advisories 1

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