VulnerabilityPublished 4 Aug 2025Updated 7 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-5988: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: High: A successful attack depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. That is, a successful attack cannot be accomplished at will, but requires the attacker to invest in some measurable amount of effort in preparation or execution against the vulnerable component before a successful attack can be expected. For example, a successful attack may require an attacker to: gather knowledge about the environment in which the vulnerable target/component exists; prepare the target environment to improve exploit reliability; or inject themselves into the logical network path between the target and the resource requested by the victim in order to read and/or modify network communications (e.g., a man in the middle attack).
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-5988, organizations should first monitor Red Hat advisories for official patches or updates addressing this CSRF vulnerability and apply them promptly. In the absence of immediate patches, implement strict network segmentation to limit access to the aap-gateway and its external components only to trusted hosts and users. Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) or reverse proxies capable of enforcing origin and referer header validation to block unauthorized cross-origin requests. Review and harden gateway configuration to disable or restrict any unnecessary external component communications. Additionally, enforce strong authentication and authorization controls on the Ansible Automation Platform components to reduce the risk of privilege escalation. Regularly audit logs for unusual gateway request patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts. Finally, educate administrators and users about CSRF risks and ensure secure development practices are followed in custom automation workflows.

Description

A flaw was found in the Ansible aap-gateway. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) origin checking is not done on requests from the gateway to external components, such as the controller, hub, and eda.

Impact

The potential impact of CVE-2025-5988 includes unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information managed by the Ansible Automation Platform components due to the high confidentiality impact. Attackers with low privileges could exploit the CSRF flaw to cause the gateway to send unauthorized requests to the controller, hub, or EDA components, potentially exposing configuration data, credentials, or automation workflows. While the vulnerability does not affect integrity or availability, the confidentiality breach could lead to further attacks or data leaks. Organizations relying heavily on Ansible Automation Platform for infrastructure orchestration, especially in regulated industries or critical infrastructure sectors, could face compliance violations, operational risks, and reputational damage. The medium severity and lack of required user interaction make this vulnerability a moderate but actionable threat, particularly in environments where network segmentation or strict access controls are not enforced.

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