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4.1 Medium

CVE-2026-71462 Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: custom_venv_path setting provides filesystem path-existence oracle on control pod

Description

StringListPathField.to_internal_value() calls os.path.exists() on unbounded user-supplied paths. 200 vs 400 response reveals existence of arbitrary absolute paths on the controller-web pod. Tenant superuser can confirm /etc/tower/SECRET_KEY, k8s service-account token, receptor sockets, ConfigMap mount points. Mainly impactful on managed AAP (ansiblecloud.com) where tenant admin != host admin.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitable remotely over the network, with an administrator account and without any user action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Versions not published
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 1789673739 earliest → < 1789673739 1789673739
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 1789580684 earliest → < 1789580684 1789580684

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