CVE-2026-84683: Cross-site Scripting
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : patch Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 soon.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.7 |
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- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/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 8 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
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. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory beyond applying the official fix.
Description
A vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller allows low-privileged users to embed malicious JavaScript links in job output. The platform's HTML view escapes HTML metacharacters but fails to remove ANSI terminal escape sequences, enabling an attacker to inject javascript: links. When a higher-privileged user views and clicks such a link, attacker-controlled JavaScript executes in their authenticated session, potentially leading to full platform takeover.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84683 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84683 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527128 (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)