Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2. 6 for RHEL 9 includes a security update addressing two vulnerabilities: a crash in receptor's quic-go component (CVE-2025-59530) and an improper path validation in the automation-gateway that allows credential exfiltration (CVE-2025-9909). The latter vulnerability is rated as medium severity by Red Hat Product Security. The update includes multiple fixes and enhancements across the platform components. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The advisory does not provide a CVSS score but confirms the availability of updated packages addressing these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6, specifically addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-59530, a crash in the receptor component due to premature HANDSHAKE_DONE frame handling in quic-go, and CVE-2025-9909, an improper path validation in the automation-gateway that allows credential exfiltration. The update includes a new fallback-authenticator feature, performance improvements, and various bug fixes across platform components including automation-gateway, automation-controller, and automation-hub. The automation-gateway component has been updated to version 2.6.20251119 to remediate the credential exfiltration issue. The advisory is rated moderate in impact by Red Hat Product Security and no exploits are currently known in the wild.
Potential Impact
The improper path validation vulnerability in the automation-gateway (CVE-2025-9909) could allow an attacker to exfiltrate credentials, potentially compromising sensitive authentication data. The receptor crash vulnerability (CVE-2025-59530) could cause denial of service conditions. Both vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9. Red Hat rates the overall security impact as moderate (medium severity). No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official security update RHSA-2025:21768 to remediate these issues. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires applying the vendor-provided patches. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
Description
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2. 6 for RHEL 9 includes a security update addressing two vulnerabilities: a crash in receptor's quic-go component (CVE-2025-59530) and an improper path validation in the automation-gateway that allows credential exfiltration (CVE-2025-9909). The latter vulnerability is rated as medium severity by Red Hat Product Security. The update includes multiple fixes and enhancements across the platform components. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The advisory does not provide a CVSS score but confirms the availability of updated packages addressing these issues.
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6, specifically addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-59530, a crash in the receptor component due to premature HANDSHAKE_DONE frame handling in quic-go, and CVE-2025-9909, an improper path validation in the automation-gateway that allows credential exfiltration. The update includes a new fallback-authenticator feature, performance improvements, and various bug fixes across platform components including automation-gateway, automation-controller, and automation-hub. The automation-gateway component has been updated to version 2.6.20251119 to remediate the credential exfiltration issue. The advisory is rated moderate in impact by Red Hat Product Security and no exploits are currently known in the wild.
Potential Impact
The improper path validation vulnerability in the automation-gateway (CVE-2025-9909) could allow an attacker to exfiltrate credentials, potentially compromising sensitive authentication data. The receptor crash vulnerability (CVE-2025-59530) could cause denial of service conditions. Both vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9. Red Hat rates the overall security impact as moderate (medium severity). No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official security update RHSA-2025:21768 to remediate these issues. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires applying the vendor-provided patches. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:21768
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-59530"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4e87e29bf47b50080e26
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:43:35 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:08:22 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 5:00:14 AM
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