Description
An argument-injection flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller
system-job subsystem. The system-job template launch endpoint stores a user-supplied "days"
variable without running the integer validation defined elsewhere for that field, and the
dispatcher flattens the management-command argument list into a single string with spaces before
the job runner re-splits it, so spaces in the value become additional command-line arguments.
Because system jobs are executed in-process on the control node without the container isolation
applied to all other job types, an authenticated user with superuser privileges can inject
arbitrary arguments — including Python's path option — into the control-plane awx-manage process,
controlling its argument vector and the first entry of its module search path. Full remote code
execution requires an additional import gadget that is not present in the current management
commands, so the demonstrated impact is argument injection with control of the process search
path rather than confirmed code execution.
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
- 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) · Nov 13, 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) · Nov 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3555 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (automation-controller): Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 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-2026-84724 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2527222 issue-tracking