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CVE-2026-84499

HIGH 7.7

Published 2026-09-23 · Last modified 2026-10-16

A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation- controller. Survey questions of type password are write-only and stored encrypted, displayed only as a placeholder on read. When a schedule or workflow job template node is revalidated against a tightened survey specification, the controller decrypts the stored password and includes its plaintext value in the minimum/maximum length validation error message returned in the HTTP response. A user with the delegated JobTemplate Admin role can tighten the survey length constraint and trigger revalidation of a schedule or node created by another, higher-privileged user, thereby recovering that user's stored password in plaintext.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.7), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 30th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

7.7CVSS 3.1 · HIGH

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

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Affected

Vendors Red Hat

Products Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 9 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 For Rhel 9 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

All CVSS metrics

  • HIGH 7.7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • HIGH 7.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Advisories

Technical & other

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS