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CVE-2026-84486: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 · Active Debug Code

Affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.18.2
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed 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–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9Affected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

According to the Red Hat advisory, no effective mitigation is currently available that meets their criteria for ease of use, applicability, and stability. The fix involves restricting the debug endpoints to system administrators and routing them only when debug mode is enabled. Users should apply the official fix when it becomes available. Until then, there is no recommended workaround.

Description

CVE-2026-84486 is a vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 where debug endpoints intended for development are accessible in production builds without authentication. These endpoints allow unauthenticated attackers to repeatedly acquire a cluster-wide scheduler advisory lock, causing legitimate scheduler runs to be skipped and stalling job dispatch for all tenants. Additionally, the debug root view discloses the list of debug endpoints to unauthenticated users.

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