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Medium · 6.4 CVE-2026-84470 EUVD-2026-69605GHSA-xrhp-vf4q-84h8

Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller/awx: bulk job launch checks instance_groups at read level instead of use level, allowing execution-placement authorization bypass

Published Sep 1, 2026 · Updated Nov 6, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller (AWX).
The Bulk Job Launch API (POST /api/v2/bulk/job_launch/) authorizes the
requested instance_groups with only a read-level permission check, whereas the
standard single-job launch path requires use-level permission on the same
field. A principal that holds read (but not use) permission on an instance
group -- for example the built-in read-only System Auditor role -- together
with execute permission on a job template can launch bulk jobs onto instance
groups they are not authorized to use, bypassing execution-placement
isolation.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 receptor 1.6.8-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:71114, RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 automation-controller +1 4.7.17-1.el9ap RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 python-sqlparse +1 0.6.0-1.el10ap RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 python3.12-sqlparse 0.6.0-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:71114, RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 receptor 1.6.8-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:71114, RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 automation-controller +3 4.7.17-1.el9ap RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 automation-controller-venv-tower 4.6.33-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:71114, RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 automation-gateway-proxy-server 2.5.10-8.el8ap RHSA-2026:71114, RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 automation-gateway-server 2.5.20260923-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:71114
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 automation-platform-ui 2.6.14-1.el9ap RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python-sqlparse +1 0.6.0-1.el10ap RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python3.12-gitpython 3.1.60-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:71114, RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python3.12-sqlparse 0.6.0-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:71114, RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 receptor 1.6.8-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:71114, RHSA-2026:71113

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