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Advisory severityHigh8.3Red Hat Linux

High [CVE-2026-6266] Account hijacking and unauthorized access via unverified email linking

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-6266 affecting 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.

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CVE-2026-6266
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat LinuxUnclassified
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Summary

Account hijacking and unauthorized access via unverified email linking. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 8.3).

Weakness: CWE-305. Affected package(s): automation-gateway, automation-controller, python3.12-django-ansible-base, ansible-automation-platform.

Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:13508 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).

Affected products named by the advisory: 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.

Affected versions
  • automation-gateway-0:2.6.20260422-1.el9ap
  • automation-controller-0:4.6.28-3.el8ap
  • automation-controller-0:4.6.28-3.el9ap
  • python3.12-django-ansible-base-0:2.5.20260422-2.el9ap
  • automation-gateway-0:2.5.20260422-2.el8ap
  • python3.12-django-ansible-base-0:2.5.20260422-2.el8ap
  • automation-gateway-0:2.5.20260422-2.el9ap
  • ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9:1777377014
  • ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9:1777311120
  • python3.12-django-ansible-base-0:2.6.20260422-1.el9ap
  • automation-controller-0:4.7.11-2.el9ap

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • RHSA-2026:13508

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation
  • Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:13508 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source

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