High [CVE-2025-49521] Event-driven-ansible: template injection via git branch and refspec in eda projects
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2025-49521 affecting Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9.
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Summary
A flaw was found in the EDA component of the Ansible Automation Platform, where user-supplied Git branch or refspec values are evaluated as Jinja2 templates. This vulnerability allows authenticated users to inject expressions that execute commands or access sensitive files on the EDA worker.
In OpenShift, it can lead to service account token theft. The Red Hat Product Security team has assessed this vulnerability as Important as the flaw enables template injection via unsanitized user input into Jinja2 templates used during project setup.
Successful exploitation allows command execution and sensitive data exposure on the EDA worker, including Kubernetes service tokens in containerized environments. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Weakness: CWE-94. Affected 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 fixing advisory: RHSA-2025:9986.
Is CVE-2025-49521 exploited?
No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2025-49521 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked ) and this advisory does not report exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.
How do I fix CVE-2025-49521?
Upgrade to a fixed release named by Red Hat:
- automation-eda-controller-0:1.1.11-1.el8ap
- automation-eda-controller-0:1.1.11-1.el9ap
- RHSA-2025:9986
Confirm against the vendor advisory before you patch.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative. Check it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 days ago·verify at source
- automation-eda-controller-0:1.1.11-1.el8ap
- automation-eda-controller-0:1.1.11-1.el9ap
- RHSA-2025:9986
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 days ago·verify at source
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