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CVE-2026-84724 (GCVE-0-2026-84724)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-23 19:40 – Updated: 2026-09-24 06:09

Title

Automation-controller: automation-controller: systemjob extra_vars.days argument injection into uncontainerized control-plane awx-manage process

Summary

An argument-injection flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller system-job subsystem. The system-job template launch endpoint stores a user-supplied "days" variable without running the integer validation defined elsewhere for that field, and the dispatcher flattens the management-command argument list into a single string with spaces before the job runner re-splits it, so spaces in the value become additional command-line arguments. Because system jobs are executed in-process on the control node without the container isolation applied to all other job types, an authenticated user with superuser privileges can inject arbitrary arguments — including Python's path option — into the control-plane awx-manage process, controlling its argument vector and the first entry of its module search path. Full remote code execution requires an additional import gadget that is not present in the current management commands, so the demonstrated impact is argument injection with control of the process search path rather than confirmed code execution.

Severity

6.6 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-88 - Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84724	vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527222	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT

Impacted products

5 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Red Hat	Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8	Unaffected: 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9	Unaffected: 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9	Unaffected: 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6	Unaffected: 1789673739 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7	Unaffected: 1789580684 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.7::el9

Date Public

2026-09-23 00:00

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FKIE_CVE-2026-84724

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-23 20:17 - Updated: 2026-09-24 04:18

Severity

6.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Summary

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	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114
	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84724
	secalert@redhat.com	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527222

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-Q3JC-P8R9-QRVP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-23 21:30 – Updated: 2026-09-24 06:31

Details

Severity

6.6 (Medium)


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

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
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  ],
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      "CWE-88"
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    "github_reviewed_at": null,
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  },
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  "modified": "2026-09-24T06:31:14Z",
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RHSA-2026:71113

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-09-23 21:13 - Updated: 2026-09-24 06:10

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update

Severity

Critical

Scope

60 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-84724.

CVE-2026-84724

6.6 (Medium)


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

Fixed: 4 products Known not affected: 103 products

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RHSA-2026:71114

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-09-23 22:13 - Updated: 2026-09-24 06:10

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update

Severity

Critical

Scope

56 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-84724.

CVE-2026-84724

6.6 (Medium)


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

Fixed: 8 products Known not affected: 130 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114

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RHSA-2026:71177

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-09-23 22:11 - Updated: 2026-09-24 06:05

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Container Release Update

Severity

Critical

Scope

61 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-84724.

CVE-2026-84724

6.6 (Medium)


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

Fixed: 2 products Known not affected: 60 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177

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RHSA-2026:71179

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-09-23 22:20 - Updated: 2026-09-24 06:05

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Container Release Update

Severity

Critical

Scope

89 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-84724.

CVE-2026-84724

6.6 (Medium)


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

Fixed: 4 products Known not affected: 114 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179

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