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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- RHSA-2026:50336 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
References
- RHSA-2026:50336 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:50340 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:50479 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18141 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2508155 issue-tracking