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CVE-2026-84720: ansible-automation-platform-automation-controller · Insecure Direct Object Reference

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-84720· Medium 6.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 2.7 when convenient.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.16.5
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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

Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/ansible-automation-platform-automation-controller package to 2.7.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/ansible-automation-platform-automation-controllerpkg:rpm/redhat/ansible-automation-platform-automation-controllerOther threatsAffected
  • >=2.6 <2.7
Fixed in
  • 2.7

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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 as detailed in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2026:71113. Since a fix is provided, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond updating to the patched version.

Description

A vulnerability in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller allows unauthorized users to infer secret values marked with no_log by exploiting a database column used in REST API filtering. This flaw involves the WorkflowJobNode.ancestor_artifacts column, which is not properly protected from arbitrary field lookups, enabling a boolean/count oracle attack to recover sensitive data across organizations.

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