CVE-2026-84684

automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: constructed inventory input inventory attachment checks only read permission on the source inventory, allowing a read-only user to clone another tenant's hosts and secrets and run ad hoc commands against them

Published n/a CVSS 3.1 · 9.6 Critical EPSS n/a KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation-
controller. When attaching a source inventory to a constructed inventory through
the input_inventories relationship endpoint, the controller verifies only that
the requesting user can read the source inventory, rather than that they hold use
permission on it, unlike instance group attachment on the same access class. An
authenticated user who can administer a constructed inventory and has read-only
visibility of an inventory in another organization -- for example an
organization or system auditor -- can attach that foreign inventory as an input.
On synchronization the controller clones every host and host variable, including
secrets, into the attacker's inventory, and because the attacker administers the
constructed inventory they can run ad hoc commands against the cloned hosts,
resulting in cross-tenant disclosure of inventory data and secrets and code
execution against another tenant's managed hosts.

Remediation

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation- controller. When attaching a source inventory to a constructed inventory through the input_inventories relationship endpoint, the controller verifies only that the requesting user can read the source inventory, rather than that they hold use permission on it, unlike instance group attachment on the same access class. An authenticated user who can administer a constructed inventory and has read-only visibility of an inventory in another organization -- for example an organization or system auditor -- can attach that foreign inventory as an input. On synchronization the controller clones every host and host variable, including secrets, into the attacker's inventory, and because the attacker administers the constructed inventory they can run ad hoc commands against the cloned hosts, resulting in cross-tenant disclosure of inventory data and secrets and code execution against another tenant's managed hosts.
Title automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: constructed inventory input inventory attachment checks only read permission on the source inventory, allowing a read-only user to clone another tenant's hosts and secrets and run ad hoc commands against them
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

threat_severity

Critical