High [CVE-2026-84692] workflow job template node execute permission check bypassed by creating a node with a null unified_job_template and then patching it, allowing a single workflow-admin to execute any other tenant's…
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-84692; related 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.
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Summary
workflow job template node execute permission check bypassed by creating a node with a null unified_job_template and then patching it, allowing a single workflow-admin to execute any other tenant's job template with the victim's credentials (cross-tenant privilege escalation). Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 8.5).
Weakness: CWE-863. Red Hat lists fixing advisory RHSA-2026:71177 with package 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.
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; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7.
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 8 days ago·verify at source
- 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
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 8 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 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. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 8 days ago·verify at source
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