Skip to main content
VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2026-84502: Argument Injection

Source GCVE Database

0
Compare
Authoritative record:CVE-2026-84502· Critical 9.9

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.9 Critical : patch Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 as a priority.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.9Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.19.9
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9Affected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

An official security update is available from Red Hat for Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as per Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2026:71113 to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-84502) exists in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller where the Project scm_url field is not properly validated. This allows specially crafted git URLs beginning with a dash to be interpreted as git command options, leading to arbitrary command execution on the control-plane task pod. An attacker with permission to create or modify a project in a single organization can exploit this to execute commands, potentially causing cross-tenant compromise and lateral movement within the cluster.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…