VulnerabilityPublished 23 Sep 2026Updated 16 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-76648: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 · Missing Authorization

Affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

8.5High

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

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:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: Low
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: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
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: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
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: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on 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 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.

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.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), 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 HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7	Affected–	Fixed in–
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2	Affected–	Fixed in–
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2	Affected–	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released an official security update for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 that addresses this missing authorization issue. Users should apply the update as per Red Hat's advisory RHSA-2026:71177. Before applying this update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Refer to Red Hat's official documentation for upgrade instructions.

Description

CVE-2026-76648 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 involving missing authorization checks in the CopyAPIView. The POST method lacks proper object-level read permission validation, allowing users with certain roles to copy JobTemplate objects without having read access to the source. This could lead to unauthorized information disclosure. Red Hat has released an update to address this issue.

Impact

An attacker with authenticated access and certain add or copy_related roles can copy JobTemplate objects without having read permission on the source, potentially leading to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive configuration data. The vulnerability does not allow privilege escalation or denial of service but compromises confidentiality.

Summary

The vulnerability arises because the CopyAPIView in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 sets permission_classes to IsAuthenticated, which does not enforce object-level RBAC. While the GET handler checks if the user can read the object, the POST handler only verifies add and copy_related permissions on the model and related objects, not read permission on the source JobTemplate. Specifically, the can_add and can_copy_related checks gate on roles that do not imply read access to the source JobTemplate, enabling unauthorized copying of JobTemplates. This flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-76648 and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.5 (high severity).

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