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Critical · 9.9 CVE-2026-84474 EUVD-2026-85555GHSA-2mcj-95p4-49mv

Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: view_jobtemplate to execute privilege escalation via host_config_key exposure and x-forwarded-for spoofing of provisioning-callback host match

Published Sep 23, 2026 · Updated Nov 4, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation-
controller. The provisioning-callback secret (host_config_key) is exposed to
users holding only the read-level view_jobtemplate permission -- both in the
job template API representation and in the activity stream -- and the
provisioning callback endpoint trusts a client-supplied X-Forwarded-For
header to determine the calling host when the controller is deployed behind
the AAP gateway with an empty proxy allow-list. By reading the secret and
spoofing X-Forwarded-For to match any host in the job template's inventory, a
minimally privileged or unauthenticated remote attacker can launch the job
template against arbitrary managed hosts using the job template's credentials,
resulting in privilege escalation and remote code execution on managed hosts.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 — —
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 4.5.36-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:71115, 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

Advisories 4

References