CVE-2026-84719
Automation-controller: automation-controller: workflowjobtemplate /copy/ deep-copy sanitizer omits instance_groups authorization (instancegroup use_role bypass to control-plane)
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.9 Critical
- Published
- Sep 23, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 25, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 2, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. When a WorkflowJobTemplate is copied, the deep-copy permission sanitizer validates only the inventory, unified_job_template, and credentials of each cloned node and fails to check the instance_groups (and execution_environment and labels) that were preserved from the original. A user with organization workflow-admin permission but no role on the referenced instance groups can copy a workflow, become its administrator, and launch jobs pinned to instance groups they are not authorized to use — including the control-plane instance group — bypassing the InstanceGroup use_role boundary and causing attacker-influenced automation to run in the control-plane execution context.
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-862 Missing Authorization
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-2026-84719vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2527213issue-tracking
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