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CVE-2026-12564VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-12564· Critical 9.6

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.6 Critical.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 08:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.6Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.19.6
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% 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:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Aug 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 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8automation-controllerAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9automation-controllerAffected–Fixed 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–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has issued an official security advisory (RHSA-2026:71114) with updates that address these critical vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 should apply the provided security updates promptly to remediate these issues. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official fixes.

Description

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 contains multiple critical security vulnerabilities affecting its automation-controller and related components. These vulnerabilities include remote code execution, privilege escalation, information disclosure, denial of service, command injection, cross-tenant data exposure, and other serious flaws. The issues impact features such as GitPython integration, workflow job templates, credential handling, Jinja template rendering, and mesh certificate issuance. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updates to address these vulnerabilities.

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