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CVE-2026-84706

Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: credential type env-injector deny-list omits process-hijacking variables (bash_env/ld_preload) allowing code execution in the execution environment

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Operating systems
CVSS
7.6High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.31%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
Published23 Sep 2026Updated 16 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller. The custom Credential Type environment-variable injector validates variable names against a deny-list (an ANSIBLE_* prefix check plus a fixed ENV_BLOCKLIST) that omits process-hijacking loader variables such as BASH_ENV, ENV, LD_PRELOAD, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, PYTHONSTARTUP and GIT_SSH_COMMAND. Combined with the credential file injector, a privileged user can write an attacker-controlled script into the execution environment and point BASH_ENV at it, obtaining arbitrary code execution inside the execution-environment container for any job that attaches a credential of that type.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 5

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8unaffected: 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap and laterCVE List
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9unaffected: 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap and laterCVE List
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9unaffected: 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap and laterCVE List
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6unaffected: 1789673739 and laterCVE List
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7unaffected: 1789580684 and laterCVE List

References 6