Improper privilege management in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Priority LOW 31CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. This flaw allows a remote authenticated user with 'change user' permissions to modify the account settings of the superuser account and also remove the superuser privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00981 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform | 2.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Vendor— Affected 2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2022:6078 Released 2022-08-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1.3 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 for RHEL 8 python-galaxy-ng-4.4.4-1.el8pc, python38-galaxy-ng-4.4.4-1.el8pc
- RHSA-2022:6079 Released 2022-08-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2.0 Product Security Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 for RHEL 8 python39-galaxy-ng-4.5.0-4.el8ap, python3x-galaxy-ng-4.5.0-4.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 for RHEL 9 python-galaxy-ng-4.5.0-4.el9ap, python3-galaxy-ng-4.5.0-4.el9ap
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6078 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6079 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6079 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 for RHEL 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2568
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j928-ww9w-w7hg
References
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- TI-2026-28834 jq: Out-of-Bounds Read in jv_parse_sized() Error Formatting for Non-NUL-Terminated Counted Buffers CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-32429 Axios: Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2023-27712 Python-cryptography: bleichenbacher timing oracle attack against rsa decryption - incomplete fix for cve-2020-25659 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-2568 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2568 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j928-ww9w-w7hg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-2568 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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