CVE-2026-84719
Automation-controller: automation-controller: workflowjobtemplate /copy/ deep-copy sanitizer omits instance_groups authorization (instancegroup use_role bypass to control-plane)
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.
Fixes and workarounds
No remediation reported in collected sources.
Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 Red Hat automation-controller
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
≥ 0:4.5.36-1.el8ap; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 Red Hat automation-controller
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
≥ 0:4.5.36-1.el9ap; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
| 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
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 / 9.9 critical |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | CNA: redhat |
Exploit evidence
No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71115CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84719CNA: redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527213CNA: redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
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