CVE-2026-84499
Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: write-only survey password recovered in plaintext via schedule/workflowjobtemplatenode survey min/max validation error message
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.7 High
- Published
- Sep 23, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 1, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation- controller. Survey questions of type password are write-only and stored encrypted, displayed only as a placeholder on read. When a schedule or workflow job template node is revalidated against a tightened survey specification, the controller decrypts the stored password and includes its plaintext value in the minimum/maximum length validation error message returned in the HTTP response. A user with the delegated JobTemplate Admin role can tighten the survey length constraint and trigger revalidation of a schedule or node created by another, higher-privileged user, thereby recovering that user's stored password in plaintext.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.7 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Red Hat |
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9Red Hat |
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9Red Hat |
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6Red Hat |
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7Red Hat |
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References
- RHSA-2026:71113vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:71114vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:71177vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:71179vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84499vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2527090issue-tracking
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