Red Hat Security Advisory: rhc-worker-playbook security update
Affects Red Hat rhc-worker-playbookSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC
Sources agree
| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.3 |
|---|---|---|
| ADP (redhat-SADP) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.3 |
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Jun 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10rhc-worker-playbook | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Supportrhc-worker-playbook | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Supportrhc-worker-playbook | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-Onrhc-worker-playbook | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Servicerhc-worker-playbook | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutionsrhc-worker-playbook | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated rhc-worker-playbook packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:80508 and the article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A security update for the rhc-worker-playbook component in Red Hat Enterprise Linux addresses a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-11837) in the ansible.posix authorized_key module. The flaw involves symlink-following during chown operations, which could allow a local user to escalate privileges. Red Hat has released updated packages for affected versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 to fix this issue.