Advisory severityCritical9.9Red Hat Linux

Critical [CVE-2026-84474] view_jobtemplate to execute privilege escalation via host_config_key exposure and X-Forwarded-For spoofing of provisioning-callback host match

This critical-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-84474; related products: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8.

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CVE-2026-84474 Source published Sep 23, 2026Source updated Sep 23, 2026

VulniPulse record published Sep 23, 2026Record updated Sep 28, 2026

CVE-2026-84474

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Summary

view_jobtemplate to execute privilege escalation via host_config_key exposure and X-Forwarded-For spoofing of provisioning-callback host match. Red Hat rates this critical (CVSS 9.9).

Weakness: CWE-807. Red Hat lists fixing advisory RHSA-2026:71177 with package automation-controller-0:4.5.36-1.el8ap, automation-controller-0:4.5.36-1.el9ap, ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9:1789580684, automation-controller-0:4.7.17-1.el9ap.

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9; and 2 more.

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7.

Affected versions

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Fixed versions

automation-controller-0:4.5.36-1.el8ap
automation-controller-0:4.5.36-1.el9ap
ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9:1789580684
automation-controller-0:4.7.17-1.el9ap
automation-controller-0:4.6.33-1.el9ap
automation-controller-0:4.6.33-1.el8ap
ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9:1789673739
RHSA-2026:71177

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

- Restrict who holds view_jobtemplate on job templates that have provisioning callback enabled; disable provisioning callback (clear host_config_key) on JTs that do not require it. - Set PROXY_IP_ALLOWED_LIST to the AAP gateway/envoy address(es) so untrusted client X-Forwarded-For headers are stripped before host matching. - Rotate any host_config_key values that may have been exposed to read-only users; review activity_stream access. - Monitor for jobs with launch_type=callback and unexpected limit values or created_by=None.

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