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CVE-2026-84719: automation-controller · Missing Authorization

Affects automation-controllerSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-84719· Critical 9.9

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.9 Critical : patch automation-controller 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
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% 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 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/automation-controllerpkg:rpm/redhat/automation-controllerOther threatsAffected
  • =2.6
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A security update is available from Red Hat for Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the official patch provided in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2026:71113 to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are necessary once the update is applied.

Description

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-84719) exists in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. The flaw allows a user with organization workflow-admin permission but no role on certain instance groups to copy a workflow job template and gain unauthorized administrative control. This enables launching jobs pinned to instance groups they are not authorized to use, including the control-plane instance group, bypassing intended role boundaries and causing automation to run in a privileged execution context.

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