CVE-2026-94416 An authorization bypass was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) gateway
Description
An authorization bypass was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) gateway. The gateway API allows an authenticated administrator to create a new service key for the Controller service cluster. Because service-key creation is not restricted to the installer-provisioned provisioning path, an administrator-issued key is cryptographically indistinguishable from a legitimate one and can be used to forge a service-authentication token that impersonates the Controller service. Combined with the gateway OIDC workload-identity endpoint (enabled via FEATURE_OIDC_WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_ENABLED), the attacker can drive the gateway to sign Workload Identity Tokens (WITs) for arbitrary Controller workloads. A downstream resource server such as HashiCorp Vault that trusts the gateway OIDC key will accept the forged WIT and return the AAP credentials bound to that workload, disclosing secrets beyond the attacker's authorization boundary.
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 2.7 1792429216 | earliest → < 1792429216 | 1792429216 |
References
- RHSA-2026:87004 access.redhat.com
- RHSA-2026:87124 access.redhat.com
- access.redhat.com access.redhat.com
- RHBZ#2537465 bugzilla.redhat.com
- github.com github.com
- github.com github.com
Timeline
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