Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 has multiple security vulnerabilities including an argument injection in ansible-galaxy role install that can lead to arbitrary code execution, cross-site scripting via HTML parsing bypass, denial of service via excessive processing of DNS SAN entries, and privilege escalation via incorrect Punycode label processing. These issues affect components such as ansible-core and receptor. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with fixes for these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory addresses four security vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7: CVE-2026-11332 involves argument injection in ansible-galaxy role install allowing arbitrary code execution; CVE-2026-27136 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in receptor's golang.org/x/net/html package via HTML parsing bypass; CVE-2026-27145 is a denial of service vulnerability in receptor's golang crypto/x509 package caused by excessive processing of DNS SAN entries; and CVE-2026-39821 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in receptor's golang.org/x/net/idna package due to incorrect Punycode label processing. Red Hat has released updates addressing these issues in Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 and related components.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-11332 can lead to arbitrary code execution via argument injection during ansible-galaxy role installation. CVE-2026-27136 allows cross-site scripting attacks through HTML parsing bypass in receptor. CVE-2026-27145 can cause denial of service by triggering excessive processing of DNS SAN entries in receptor. CVE-2026-39821 enables privilege escalation due to incorrect handling of Punycode labels in receptor. These vulnerabilities collectively pose risks of unauthorized code execution, service disruption, and privilege escalation within affected environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official fixes for these vulnerabilities as part of the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Product Security and Bug Fix Update (RHSA-2026:42080). Users should apply the provided updates according to the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform documentation to remediate these issues. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in this advisory. No additional mitigation steps beyond applying the official update are indicated.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
Description
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 has multiple security vulnerabilities including an argument injection in ansible-galaxy role install that can lead to arbitrary code execution, cross-site scripting via HTML parsing bypass, denial of service via excessive processing of DNS SAN entries, and privilege escalation via incorrect Punycode label processing. These issues affect components such as ansible-core and receptor. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with fixes for these vulnerabilities.
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Technical Analysis
This advisory addresses four security vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7: CVE-2026-11332 involves argument injection in ansible-galaxy role install allowing arbitrary code execution; CVE-2026-27136 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in receptor's golang.org/x/net/html package via HTML parsing bypass; CVE-2026-27145 is a denial of service vulnerability in receptor's golang crypto/x509 package caused by excessive processing of DNS SAN entries; and CVE-2026-39821 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in receptor's golang.org/x/net/idna package due to incorrect Punycode label processing. Red Hat has released updates addressing these issues in Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 and related components.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-11332 can lead to arbitrary code execution via argument injection during ansible-galaxy role installation. CVE-2026-27136 allows cross-site scripting attacks through HTML parsing bypass in receptor. CVE-2026-27145 can cause denial of service by triggering excessive processing of DNS SAN entries in receptor. CVE-2026-39821 enables privilege escalation due to incorrect handling of Punycode labels in receptor. These vulnerabilities collectively pose risks of unauthorized code execution, service disruption, and privilege escalation within affected environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official fixes for these vulnerabilities as part of the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Product Security and Bug Fix Update (RHSA-2026:42080). Users should apply the provided updates according to the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform documentation to remediate these issues. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in this advisory. No additional mitigation steps beyond applying the official update are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:42080
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-27136","CVE-2026-27145","CVE-2026-39821"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5e79f62a4a8d59899d30b8
Added to database: 07/20/2026, 19:41:42 UTC
Last enriched: 07/20/2026, 19:51:03 UTC
Last updated: 07/21/2026, 05:26:42 UTC
Views: 6
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