Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-71464

Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: schedule and workflowjobtemplatenode scm_branch prompt bypasses leading-dash git-argument guard

publishedCWE-88

LaunchConfigurationBaseSerializer.scm_branch has no validate_scm_branch() leading-dash check, unlike Project/JobTemplate/JobLaunch serializers. Schedule and WFJT Node accept --upload-pack=/bin/id as scm_branch. Currently blocked at runtime by jobs.py:1502 ValueError check (defense-in-depth), but the API validation gap means sole reliance on a task-layer guard. Refactoring that guard away would promote this to RCE.

Technical severity3.1 lowCVSS 3.1 · CNA: redhat
Published2026-09-23Source updated 2026-11-02
Collected2026-11-022 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

Source: CNA: redhat

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
Red Hat
automation-controller
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
Red Hat
automation-controller
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
Red Hat
automation-controller
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
Red Hat
ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9
https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
≥ 1789673739; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7
Red Hat
ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9
https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
≥ 1789580684; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 3.1
low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NCNA: redhat

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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