Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: rsyslog configuration injection via log_aggregator_* settings leads to remote code execution in the control-plane rsyslog component (Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.80 % · percentile 56 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation controller. The external logging (rsyslog) configuration is generated by interpolating user-controlled settings — LOG_AGGREGATOR_HOST, LOG_AGGREGATOR_MAX_DISK_USAGE_PATH and LOG_AGGREGATOR_RSYSLOGD_ERROR_LOG_FILE — into an rsyslog RainerScript config file without neutralizing RainerScript syntax. A privileged (superuser) user can inject rsyslog directives, including an omprog action, causing arbitrary command execution inside the control-plane rsyslog component. This allows disclosure of the controller SECRET_KEY and database credentials, decryption of all stored credentials, and full compromise of the control plane.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-96 — Improper Neutralization of Directives in Statically Saved Code
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-85607
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-85475
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 | unaffected 1789580684 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 |
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 |