CVE-2026-84706: Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller · CWE-184
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.6 High : patch Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 soon.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.6 |
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- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
Patches and advisories
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8automation-controller | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9automation-controller | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9automation-controller | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as provided in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2026:71113 to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor's patch.
Description
A vulnerability in Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller allows a privileged user to achieve arbitrary code execution inside the execution-environment container. This occurs because the custom Credential Type environment-variable injector uses a deny-list that fails to block certain process-hijacking loader variables such as BASH_ENV, enabling an attacker to inject malicious scripts. A fix is available from Red Hat for Ansible Automation Platform 2.6.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84706 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84706 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527187 (opens in a new tab)