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TI-2026-05494 Aliases CVE-2026-6266GHSA-6hqg-wj7g-983r

Aap-controller: aap-gateway: account hijacking and unauthorized access via unverified email linking

Priority LOW 38CWE-305Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

A flaw was found in the AAP gateway. The user auto-link strategy, introduced in AAP 2.6, automatically links an external Identity Provider (IDP) identity to an existing AAP user account based on email matching without verifying email ownership. This allows a remote attacker to potentially hijack a victim's account or gain unauthorized access to other accounts, including administrative accounts, by manipulating the IDP-provided email.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00397 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed django-ansible-base: 2.5.20260422, 2.6.20260422automation-controller: 4.6.28, 4.7.11+1 more productRed Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—django-ansible-base2.5.0 to before 2.5.20260422; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.202604222.5.20260422, 2.6.20260422Patch availableCNA
—automation-controller4.6.0 to before 4.6.28; 4.7.0 to before 4.7.114.6.28, 4.7.11Patch availableCNA
—automation-gateway2.5.0 to before 2.5.20260422; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.202604222.5.20260422, 2.6.20260422Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8—4.6.28-3.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8—2.5.20260422-2.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8—2.5.20260422-2.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8—4.6.28-3.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8—2.5.20260422-2.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8—2.5.20260422-2.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9—4.6.28-3.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9—2.5.20260422-2.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9—2.5.20260422-2.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9—4.6.28-3.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9—2.5.20260422-2.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9—2.5.20260422-2.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9—4.7.11-2.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9—2.6.20260422-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9—2.6.20260422-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9—4.7.11-2.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9—2.6.20260422-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9—2.6.20260422-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6—1777377014Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6—1777311120Patch availableCNA
  • django-ansible-base Vendor— Affected 2.5.0 to before 2.5.20260422; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.20260422 Fixed in 2.5.20260422, 2.6.20260422 Patch available CNA
  • automation-controller Vendor— Affected 4.6.0 to before 4.6.28; 4.7.0 to before 4.7.11 Fixed in 4.6.28, 4.7.11 Patch available CNA
  • automation-gateway Vendor— Affected 2.5.0 to before 2.5.20260422; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.20260422 Fixed in 2.5.20260422, 2.6.20260422 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.28-3.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.5.20260422-2.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.5.20260422-2.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.28-3.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.5.20260422-2.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.5.20260422-2.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.28-3.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.5.20260422-2.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.5.20260422-2.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.28-3.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.5.20260422-2.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.5.20260422-2.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.7.11-2.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.6.20260422-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.6.20260422-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.7.11-2.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.6.20260422-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.6.20260422-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1777377014 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1777311120 Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el82.5—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el92.5—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el82.5—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el92.5—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el82.5—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el92.5—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el102.6—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el92.6—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el102.6—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el92.6—Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10 Versions 2.6 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 Versions 2.6 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10 Versions 2.6 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9 Versions 2.6 — ·Red Hat
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el92.6—Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9 Versions 2.6 — ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA django-ansible-base Fixed in 2.5.20260422, 2.6.20260422
  • Fix · CNA automation-controller Fixed in 4.6.28, 4.7.11
  • Fix · CNA automation-gateway Fixed in 2.5.20260422, 2.6.20260422

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:13545 Released 2026-05-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Container Release Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-26/ansible-dev-tools-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-26/eda-controller-rhel9 +11
  • RHSA-2026:13512 Released 2026-05-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.28-3.el8ap, automation-gateway-proxy-2.5.10-5.el8ap, automation-gateway-proxy-server-2.5.10-5.el8ap +19
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.28-3.el9ap, automation-gateway-proxy-2.6.14-2.el9, automation-gateway-proxy-server-2.6.14-2.el9 +19
  • RHSA-2026:13508 Released 2026-05-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10 receptor-1.6.4-3.el10ap, receptorctl-1.6.4-3.el10ap
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-4.7.11-2.el9ap, automation-controller-cli-4.7.11-2.el9ap, automation-controller-server-4.7.11-2.el9ap +25

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2026:13512
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:13512
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6Fixed RHSA-2026:13545
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:13508
Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6266
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hqg-wj7g-983r
  3. 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · CNA

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

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  • TI-2019-03949 Out-of-bounds write in ESXi and Horizon DaaS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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