ansible@13 · OAuthLib: Token grants can use attacker-supplied client_id for authorization after authenticating a different client
Affects ansible@13Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High : upgrade to 13.8.0_3 soon.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 16:07 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.4 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 13.8.0_3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Oct 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade ansible@13 to 13.8.0_3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Homebrewansible@13pkg:brew/ansible%4013Other threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in OAuthLib version 13.8.0_3. Users should upgrade to this version or later to address the vulnerability. Until upgraded, applications should ensure their RequestValidator implementations do not authorize based solely on the client_id argument passed by OAuthLib but instead rely on the authenticated client object to prevent this bypass.
Description
OAuthLib contains a vulnerability in its token grant handlers where an authenticated low-privilege client can supply a different client_id in the token request body. This causes grant and scope validation to be performed under the attacker-supplied client_id rather than the authenticated client's identity. The flaw affects the client_credentials and password grant flows. The impact is that a lower-privilege client can obtain tokens with scopes or grant types assigned to a higher-privilege client. A fix is available in version 13.8.0_3.
References
- github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib/security/advisories/GHSA-7984-qgvg-3j9c (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118669 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib/pull/920 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib/commit/c951a1d09f99f14e3240973fa83c4f4287d4753d (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib/releases/tag/v4.0.0 (opens in a new tab)