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
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.2 |
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- 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:HExploitation 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 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | 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
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.
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84486 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527085 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113 (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)