Description
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped
production configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as
the request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects
the leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source
IP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading
the integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access.
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 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 |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2026-3555 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (automation-controller): Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- RHSA-2026:71114 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-2026:71113 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-2026:71113 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:71114 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:71177 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:71179 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84718 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2527211 issue-tracking