Description
A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability was found in multiple AWX notification backends. The webhook, Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, and Grafana notification backends use notification template URLs as direct HTTP request targets without validating the target address against private, loopback, or reserved IP ranges. An organization notification administrator can create notification templates pointing to internal or loopback addresses, causing the AWX control node to issue HTTP requests to services that are not externally accessible. Additionally, the webhook notification backend follows HTTP redirects and resends configured Basic Authentication credentials to redirect targets regardless of host change, allowing an attacker to exfiltrate notification credentials by redirecting to an attacker-controlled host. The Grafana backend sends its API key in the Authorization header to the configured target URL.
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 2.6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 | — | — |
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 Developer 2 | automation-controller-cli | 4.6.32-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python-django +1 | 5.2.17-1.el10ap | RHSA-2026:59136 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.12-django | 5.2.17-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-controller-cli +1 | 4.6.32-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-gateway-server | 2.5.20260824-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-platform-ui | 2.6.13-1.el9ap | RHSA-2026:59136 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-django +1 | 5.2.17-1.el10ap | RHSA-2026:59136 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.12-aiohttp | 3.14.3-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.12-django | 5.2.17-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.12-gitpython | 3.1.59-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2026:59135 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:59136 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-2026:59135 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:59136 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:59153 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:59155 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71366 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2511902 issue-tracking