CVE-2026-71462Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: custom_venv_path setting provides filesystem path-existence oracle on control pod
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It affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 and 2 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
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StringListPathField.to_internal_value() calls os.path.exists() on unbounded user-supplied paths. 200 vs 400 response reveals existence of arbitrary absolute paths on the controller-web pod. Tenant superuser can confirm /etc/tower/SECRET_KEY, k8s service-account token, receptor sockets, ConfigMap mount points. Mainly impactful on managed AAP (ansiblecloud.com) where tenant admin != host admin.
- CVSS
- 4.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-204
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 redhat:ansible_automation_platform | from 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer | from 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside | from 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71462vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512371issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat
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