CVE-2026-84470Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller/awx: bulk job launch checks instance_groups at read level instead of use level, allowing execution-placement authorization bypass
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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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A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller (AWX). The Bulk Job Launch API (POST /api/v2/bulk/job_launch/) authorizes the requested instance_groups with only a read-level permission check, whereas the standard single-job launch path requires use-level permission on the same field. A principal that holds read (but not use) permission on an instance group -- for example the built-in read-only System Auditor role -- together with execute permission on a job template can launch bulk jobs onto instance groups they are not authorized to use, bypassing execution-placement isolation.
- CVSS
- 6.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- 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
- Sep 24, 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-2026-84470vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527046issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat
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