CVE-2026-126642: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 · Missing Authorization
Affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 08:49 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.5 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Nov 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 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2ansible-automation-platform-24/controller-rhel8 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2ansible-automation-platform-25/controller-rhel8 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2automation-controller | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Currently, there is no complete configuration-only mitigation. Red Hat recommends granting the Job Template and Workflow Job Template administrator roles only to trusted users and avoiding storing webhook token credentials in organizations where untrusted users hold template-admin rights. Apply the official fix from Red Hat when it becomes available. Monitor the Red Hat advisory page for patch release updates.
Description
CVE-2026-126642 is an authorization flaw in AWX, the automation controller component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2. It allows a user with job template administration rights to attach a webhook token credential they do not have permission to use. This can lead to disclosure of another user's personal access token when a webhook event triggers AWX to send the token to an attacker-controlled destination. The flaw impacts confidentiality but does not affect integrity or availability of the controller.