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CVE-2026-75884: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 · Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 11:40 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.19.1
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9Affected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Currently, there is no mitigation or patch available that meets Red Hat's criteria for ease of use, deployment, applicability to the widespread installation base, or stability. Containerized (Podman) installations are not affected by this vulnerability. Users should monitor Red Hat's official advisory for updates and consider alternative deployment methods if feasible.

Description

CVE-2026-75884 is a critical vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 involving an incomplete blocklist in the AWX controller's container group pod_spec_override field. This flaw allows an AAP platform administrator to inject unauthorized pod specifications such as initContainers and serviceAccountName overrides, leading to privilege escalation to OpenShift namespace-level access and exfiltration of namespace secrets. Containerized (Podman) installations are not affected. No effective mitigation or patch currently meets Red Hat's criteria for widespread deployment and stability.

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