CVE-2026-84502
Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: project scm_url argument injection into `git ls-remote --upload-pack` yields rce on the controller-task control-plane pod
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.9 Critical
- Published
- Sep 23, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 1, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation- controller. The Project scm_url field is not validated against values that begin with a dash and is stored and passed verbatim to the git SCM module. Because the module runs git ls-remote with the URL as a positional argument and without a "--" separator, a git project URL such as "--upload-pack=<command>:x" is interpreted by git as the --upload-pack option and executed via a shell. A user with permission to create or modify a project in a single organization can thereby execute arbitrary commands on the control-plane task pod, with output reflected through the project update stdout endpoint, leading to cross-tenant compromise and in-cluster lateral movement
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.9 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8Red Hat |
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9Red Hat |
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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-2026:71115vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:71177vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:71179vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84502vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2527096issue-tracking
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