CVE-2026-71460: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 · Missing Authorization
Affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 11:40 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 4.3 |
|---|
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% 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:U/C:L/I:N/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 7 Nov 2026.
What to do
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
Currently, no mitigation is available or recommended by Red Hat that meets their criteria for ease of use, deployment, and applicability. Users should monitor Red Hat advisories for updates.
Description
CVE-2026-71460 is a moderate information disclosure vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8. The /api/v2/config/ API endpoint is protected only by authentication, allowing any authenticated user to access license information such as account number, subscription ID, pool ID, SKU, support level, and instance counts. This information exposure can facilitate social engineering and estate-sizing reconnaissance but does not affect data integrity or availability. A fix is being pursued for maintained platform streams, but no fix is planned for the older 2.4 stream.
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71460 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512369 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113 (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)