CVE-2026-84679

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{"affected_release": [{"advisory": "RHSA-2026:71113", "cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9", "package": "automation-controller-0:4.7.17-1.el9ap", "product_name": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9", "release_date": "2026-09-23T00:00:00Z"}], "bugzilla": {"description": "automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: the AWX_TASK_ENV setting applies arbitrary environment variables to the control-plane web and task processes, enabling TLS interception of external credentials and code execution", "id": "2527123", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527123"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "8.7", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N", "status": "verified"}, "cwe": "CWE-15", "details": ["A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation-\ncontroller. The AWX_TASK_ENV setting accepts arbitrary environment variable\nkeys with no restriction, and its values are applied directly to the running\nautomation controller web and task processes rather than only to sandboxed\nexecution environments. A user with the system administrator role can set\nvariables such as REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE, HTTPS_PROXY, SSLKEYLOGFILE, OPENSSL_CONF,\nor LD_PRELOAD that reconfigure the control-plane process TLS trust store,\nkey-logging, OpenSSL engine, or dynamic linker. This enables silent interception\nof the outbound TLS the control plane uses to fetch external secret-store\ncredentials and Red Hat subscription and Insights secrets, arbitrary file write\nof TLS session keys, and potential native code execution in the control-plane\nprocess, escalating an application administrator to compromise of the control\nplane and all tenant secrets."], "name": "CVE-2026-84679", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9", "product_name": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9", "product_name": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2"}], "public_date": "2026-09-23T18:44:27Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84679\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84679"], "statement": "This flaw affects automation-controller as shipped in Red Hat Ansible\nAutomation Platform. Exploitation requires the system administrator (superuser)\nrole; the impact is control over the control-plane process environment, enabling\nTLS interception of external credentials and Red Hat subscription/Insights\nsecrets, arbitrary file write, and potential code execution on the control\nplane.", "threat_severity": "Important"}

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