Automation-controller: automation-controller: workflowjobtemplate /copy/ deep-copy sanitizer omits instance_groups authorization (instancegroup use_role bypass to control-plane) (Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.45 % · percentile 39 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. When a WorkflowJobTemplate is copied, the deep-copy permission sanitizer validates only the inventory, unified_job_template, and credentials of each cloned node and fails to check the instance_groups (and execution_environment and labels) that were preserved from the original. A user with organization workflow-admin permission but no role on the referenced instance groups can copy a workflow, become its administrator, and launch jobs pinned to instance groups they are not authorized to use — including the control-plane instance group — bypassing the InstanceGroup use_role boundary and causing attacker-influenced automation to run in the control-plane execution context.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71115
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84719
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527213
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-85606
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-84719
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 | unaffected 0:4.5.36-1.el8ap < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 | unaffected 0:4.5.36-1.el9ap < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | unaffected 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | unaffected 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | unaffected 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 | unaffected 1789673739 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 | unaffected 1789580684 < * |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |