# CVE-2026-84474: Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: view_jobtemplate to execute privilege escalation via host_config_key exposure and x-forwarded-for spoofing of provisioning-callback host match Status: published. Published: 2026-09-23. Updated: 2026-11-04. A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation- controller. The provisioning-callback secret (host_config_key) is exposed to users holding only the read-level view_jobtemplate permission -- both in the job template API representation and in the activity stream -- and the provisioning callback endpoint trusts a client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header to determine the calling host when the controller is deployed behind the AAP gateway with an empty proxy allow-list. By reading the secret and spoofing X-Forwarded-For to match any host in the job template's inventory, a minimally privileged or unauthenticated remote attacker can launch the job template against arbitrary managed hosts using the job template's credentials, resulting in privilege escalation and remote code execution on managed hosts. ## Remediation - workaround: - Restrict who holds view_jobtemplate on job templates that have provisioning callback enabled; disable provisioning callback (clear host_config_key) on JTs that do not require it. - Set PROXY_IP_ALLOWED_LIST to the AAP gateway/envoy address(es) so untrusted client X-Forwarded-For headers are stripped before host matching. - Rotate any host_config_key values that may have been exposed to read-only users; review activity_stream access. - Monitor for jobs with launch_type=callback and unexpected limit values or created_by=None. (source: CNA: redhat) ## Affected products and versions - Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 (automation-controller): ≥ 0:4.5.36-1.el8ap; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 (automation-controller): ≥ 0:4.5.36-1.el9ap; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 (automation-controller): ≥ 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 (automation-controller): ≥ 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 (automation-controller): ≥ 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 (ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9): ≥ 1789673739; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 (ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9): ≥ 1789580684; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat ## Severity and prioritization - CVSS 3.1: 9.9 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: redhat - CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources - EPSS: 0.80% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 56.72% - SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP - Weaknesses: CWE-807 ## Exploit evidence No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation. ## References - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT) - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT) - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71115 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT) - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT) - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT) - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84474 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT) - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527073 (CNA: redhat; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT) ## Provenance - CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84474; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-04 - FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-84474; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported Revision: a5a940e2ec8abf5359efe20a68317eeee4d7c3c6e620d393200d74f56ec21d49 Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-84474 ## Agent and API access Public CVE pages, Markdown, and JSON are free to read without an account or API key. - Public catalog: https://y2.dev/cve/index.json. 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