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CVE-2026-11837VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: rhc-worker-playbook security update

Affects Red Hat rhc-worker-playbookSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-11837· High 7.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.3High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Sources agree

CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.3
ADP (redhat-SADP)CVSS 3.17.3
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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Jun 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10rhc-worker-playbookAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Supportrhc-worker-playbookAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Supportrhc-worker-playbookAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-Onrhc-worker-playbookAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Servicerhc-worker-playbookAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutionsrhc-worker-playbookAffected–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.

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