RHEL 8 / 9 : Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update (Critical) (RHSA-2026:71114)

high Nessus Plugin ID 349628

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:71114 advisory.

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform provides an enterprise framework for building, deploying and managing IT automation at scale. IT Managers can provide top-down guidelines on how automation is applied to individual teams, while automation developers retain the freedom to write tasks that leverage existing knowledge without the overhead. Ansible Automation Platform makes it possible for users across an organization to share, vet, and manage automation content by means of a simple, powerful, and agentless language.

Security Fix(es):

* automation-controller: GitPython: Remote Code Execution via Git directory impersonation (CVE-2026-87817)
* automation-controller: Job template enumeration via unauthenticated Bitbucket webhook oracle (CVE-2026-84717)
* automation-controller: Command argument injection via SystemJob extra_vars (CVE-2026-84724)
* automation-controller: Masked credential data disclosure via workflow job node artifact search (CVE-2026-84720)
* automation-controller: Instance-group privilege escalation via workflow job template copy (CVE-2026-84719)
* automation-controller: Audit log falsification via unrestricted X-Forwarded-For trust (CVE-2026-84718)
* automation-controller: Mesh certificate issuance for arbitrary hostnames via install bundle (CVE-2026-84716)
* automation-controller: Template injection via sanitize_jinja regex bypass (CVE-2026-84714)
* automation-controller: Automation mesh topology disclosure via unauthenticated ping endpoint (CVE-2026-84712)
* automation-controller: Arbitrary file read via Project scm_branch git argument injection (CVE-2026-84711)
* automation-controller: Denial of service via credential type injector Jinja rendering (CVE-2026-84709)
* automation-controller: Control-plane secret exposure via container group pod spec override (CVE-2026-84708)
* automation-controller: Unauthorized job output disclosure via host filter query traversal (CVE-2026-84707)
* automation-controller: Code execution via credential type environment-injector blocklist bypass (CVE-2026-84706)
* automation-controller: Cross-tenant credential exposure via execution environment binding (CVE-2026-84703)
* automation-controller: Cross-tenant execution privilege bypass via workflow job template node patch (CVE-2026-84692)
* automation-controller: Secret key and database credential disclosure via format-string injection (CVE-2026-84691)
* automation-controller: Cross-tenant job hijack via Bulk Job Launch node reference (CVE-2026-84689)
* automation-controller: Credential token disclosure via notification template type-switch replay (CVE-2026-84686)
* automation-controller: Privilege escalation via constructed inventory attachment (CVE-2026-84684)
* automation-controller: Stored cross-site scripting via ANSI hyperlink sequence in job output (CVE-2026-84683)
* automation-controller: Credential-use privilege escalation via organization Galaxy credential attachment (CVE-2026-84680)
* automation-controller: Arbitrary environment variable injection via AWX_TASK_ENV setting (CVE-2026-84679)
* automation-controller: Code execution via GALAXY_TASK_ENV environment variable injection (CVE-2026-84678)
* automation-controller: Server-side request forgery via Thycotic Secret Server credential test (CVE-2026-84644)
* automation-controller: Cross-organization credential exposure via Project signature-validation binding (CVE-2026-84643)
* automation-controller: Instance-group privilege escalation via Schedule and workflow node attachment (CVE-2026-84638)
* automation-controller: Remote code execution via Project scm_url git argument injection (CVE-2026-84502)
* automation-controller: Survey password disclosure via validation error message (CVE-2026-84499)
* automation-controller: Privilege escalation via provisioning-callback host-match bypass (CVE-2026-84474)
* automation-controller: Instance-group privilege escalation via Bulk Job Launch permission check (CVE-2026-84470)
* automation-controller: awx: Privilege escalation to OpenShift namespace via pod_spec_override injection in container groups (CVE-2026-75884)
* automation-controller: Command-line argument injection via ad hoc command limit field (CVE-2026-71465)
* automation-controller: Git argument-injection guard bypass via Schedule scm_branch prompt (CVE-2026-71464)
* automation-controller: Stack trace disclosure via notification-template Jinja whitelist bypass (CVE-2026-71463)
* automation-controller: Filesystem path-existence oracle via CUSTOM_VENV_PATHS validation (CVE-2026-71462)
* automation-controller: Cross-tenant job event data exposure via missing RBAC check (CVE-2026-71459)
* automation-controller: Cross-tenant resource enumeration via Named-URL 404 response oracle (CVE-2026-71458)
* automation-controller: Unrestricted subscription and license information disclosure (CVE-2026-71460)
* automation-controller: GitPython: Arbitrary code execution via command injection due to unguarded Git options (CVE-2026-67323)
* automation-controller: GitPython: Command Injection via Git option prefix abbreviation (CVE-2026-67325)
* automation-controller: GitPython: Environment variable exfiltration via attacker-controlled clone URL (CVE-2026-67322)
* automation-controller: Kubernetes service account token exfiltration via HashiCorp Vault credential SSRF (CVE-2026-12564)
* automation-gateway: brace-expansion: Denial of Service via unbounded intermediate arrays (CVE-2026-69152)
* automation-gateway: PostCSS: Information disclosure via crafted sourceMappingURL (CVE-2026-69153)
* automation-gateway: js-yaml: Denial of Service via crafted YAML documents (CVE-2026-59869)
* automation-gateway-proxy: Golang MIME: Denial of Service via maliciously-crafted MIME header (CVE-2026-42504)
* automation-gateway-proxy: golang net/url: Denial of Service from quadratic complexity in path resolution (CVE-2026-56860)
* automation-gateway-proxy: Go encoding/asn1: Denial of Service via excessive recursion in Unmarshal (CVE-2026-33818)
* automation-gateway-proxy: Golang crypto/tls: Denial of Service via indefinite KeyUpdate messages (CVE-2026-56862)
* automation-gateway-proxy: Go html/template: Cross-Site Scripting via pathological input (CVE-2026-56858)
* python3.12-gitpython: Remote Code Execution via Git directory impersonation (CVE-2026-87817)
* python3.12-sqlparse: Denial of Service via quadratic CPU consumption in SQL parsing (CVE-2026-54284)
* python3.12-sqlparse: Denial of Service via inefficient SQL parsing (CVE-2026-59893)
* python3.12-sqlparse: Denial of Service via quadratic CPU consumption in comment grouping (CVE-2026-71491)
* receptor: Golang crypto/tls: Denial of Service via indefinite KeyUpdate messages (CVE-2026-56862)
* receptor: Go: Denial of Service via XML decoding recursion depth issue (CVE-2026-56859)
* receptor: golang net/url: Denial of Service from quadratic complexity in path resolution (CVE-2026-56860)
* receptor: Go encoding/asn1: Denial of Service via excessive recursion in Unmarshal (CVE-2026-33818)
* receptor: Go html/template: Cross-Site Scripting via pathological input (CVE-2026-56858)
* receptor: Go net/http: Unencrypted HTTP/2 connections vulnerable to Denial of Service (CVE-2026-56853)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

For details about this release, refer to the release notes listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 349628

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2026-71114.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 9/24/2026

Updated: 9/24/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.28

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-69153

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-87817

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:automation-controller-venv-tower, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:automation-gateway-proxy-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:automation-gateway-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.12-gitpython, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3.12-sqlparse, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:receptor

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-12564, CVE-2026-33818, CVE-2026-42504, CVE-2026-54284, CVE-2026-56853, CVE-2026-56858, CVE-2026-56859, CVE-2026-56860, CVE-2026-56862, CVE-2026-59869, CVE-2026-59893, CVE-2026-67322, CVE-2026-67323, CVE-2026-67325, CVE-2026-69152, CVE-2026-69153, CVE-2026-71458, CVE-2026-71459, CVE-2026-71460, CVE-2026-71462, CVE-2026-71463, CVE-2026-71464, CVE-2026-71465, CVE-2026-71491, CVE-2026-75884, CVE-2026-84470, CVE-2026-84474, CVE-2026-84499, CVE-2026-84502, CVE-2026-84638, CVE-2026-84643, CVE-2026-84644, CVE-2026-84678, CVE-2026-84679, CVE-2026-84680, CVE-2026-84683, CVE-2026-84684, CVE-2026-84686, CVE-2026-84689, CVE-2026-84691, CVE-2026-84692, CVE-2026-84703, CVE-2026-84706, CVE-2026-84707, CVE-2026-84708, CVE-2026-84709, CVE-2026-84711, CVE-2026-84712, CVE-2026-84714, CVE-2026-84716, CVE-2026-84717, CVE-2026-84718, CVE-2026-84719, CVE-2026-84720, CVE-2026-84724, CVE-2026-87817

CWE: 1050, 1333, 134, 15, 184, 204, 209, 214, 22, 266, 348, 427, 497, 522, 606, 639, 770, 776, 78, 79, 807, 862, 863, 88, 915, 918

RHSA: 2026:71114

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RHEL 8 / 9 : Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update (Critical) (RHSA-2026:71114)

high Nessus Plugin ID 349628

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