Automation-controller: automation-controller: client ip spoofing in audit/access logs via…
Priority LOW 19CWE-348Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped production configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as the request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects the leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source IP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading the integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00136 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | — | 4.6.33-1.el8ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | — | 4.6.33-1.el8ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | — | 4.6.33-1.el9ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | — | 4.6.33-1.el9ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | — | 4.7.17-1.el9ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | — | 4.7.17-1.el9ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 | — | 1789673739 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 | — | 1789580684 | Patch available | CNA |
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.33-1.el8ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.33-1.el8ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.33-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.33-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.7.17-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.7.17-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1789673739 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1789580684 Patch available CNA
CPE names CNA · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 | 2.5 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 | 2.5 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8 | 2.5 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9 | 2.5 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8 | 2.5 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9 | 2.5 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10 | 2.6 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 | 2.6 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10 | 2.6 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9 | 2.6 | — | 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
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2026:71179 Released 2026-09-23 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Container Release Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-26/aap-must-gather-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-26/de-minimal-rhel9 +10
- RHSA-2026:71114 Released 2026-09-23 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed 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-4.6.33-1.el8ap, automation-gateway-proxy-server-2.5.10-8.el8ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20260923-1.el8ap +3
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.33-1.el9ap, automation-gateway-proxy-server-2.6.17-3.el9ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20260923-1.el9ap +3
- RHSA-2026:71177 Released 2026-09-23 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Container Release Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-27/aap-must-gather-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-27/de-minimal-rhel9 +4
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:71113 Released 2026-09-23 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10 python-sqlparse-0.6.0-1.el10ap, python3-sqlparse-0.6.0-1.el10ap, receptor-1.6.8-1.el10ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-4.7.17-1.el9ap, automation-controller-cli-4.7.17-1.el9ap, automation-controller-server-4.7.17-1.el9ap +7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:71114 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:71114 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:71179 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:71113 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:71177 |
Not affected: 6 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
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84718
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxxq-29xm-f392
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:71177 · Red Hat
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Sources
- CVE-2026-84718 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84718 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fxxq-29xm-f392 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-84718 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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