CVE-2025-9909

Aap-gateway: improper path validation in gateway allows credential exfiltration

Published Feb 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Gateway route creation component. This vulnerability allows credential theft via the creation of misleading routes using a double-slash (//) prefix in the gateway_path. A malicious or socially engineered administrator can configure a honey-pot route to intercept and exfiltrate user credentials, potentially maintaining persistent access or creating a backdoor even after their permissions are revoked.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat ansible Developer
Redhat ansible Inside
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_developer:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_developer:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_inside:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_inside:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Redhat ansible Developer
Redhat ansible Inside
Redhat enterprise Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description is available for this CVE. A flaw was found in the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Gateway route creation component. This vulnerability allows credential theft via the creation of misleading routes using a double-slash (//) prefix in the gateway_path. A malicious or socially engineered administrator can configure a honey-pot route to intercept and exfiltrate user credentials, potentially maintaining persistent access or creating a backdoor even after their permissions are revoked.
Title aap-gateway: Improper Path Validation in Gateway Allows Credential Exfiltration Aap-gateway: improper path validation in gateway allows credential exfiltration
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Redhat ansible Automation Platform Developer
Redhat ansible Automation Platform Inside
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::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_developer:2.6::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Redhat ansible Automation Platform Developer
Redhat ansible Automation Platform Inside
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description is available for this CVE.
Title aap-gateway: Improper Path Validation in Gateway Allows Credential Exfiltration
Weaknesses CWE-647
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 4:09 PM
Reserved
Sep 3, 2025, 7:57 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 27, 2026, 8:17 AM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 5:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 17, 2025, 11:59 PM