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TI-2026-58242 Aliases CVE-2026-84724GHSA-q3jc-p8r9-qrvp

Automation-controller: automation-controller: systemjob extra_vars.days argument…

Priority LOW 29CWE-88Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-88.

Summary

An argument-injection flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller system-job subsystem. The system-job template launch endpoint stores a user-supplied "days" variable without running the integer validation defined elsewhere for that field, and the dispatcher flattens the management-command argument list into a single string with spaces before the job runner re-splits it, so spaces in the value become additional command-line arguments. Because system jobs are executed in-process on the control node without the container isolation applied to all other job types, an authenticated user with superuser privileges can inject arbitrary arguments — including Python's path option — into the control-plane awx-manage process, controlling its argument vector and the first entry of its module search path. Full remote code execution requires an additional import gadget that is not present in the current management commands, so the demonstrated impact is argument injection with control of the process search path rather than confirmed code execution.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0029 21st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8—4.6.33-1.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8—4.6.33-1.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9—4.6.33-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9—4.6.33-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9—4.7.17-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9—4.7.17-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6—1789673739Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7—1789580684Patch availableCNA
  • 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

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 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el92.6—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.7::el92.7—Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9 Versions 2.6 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.7::el9 Versions 2.7 — ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:71179 Released 2026-09-23 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red 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 Critical
    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-4.6.33-1.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 Critical
    Red 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 Critical
    Red 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 →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2026:71114
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:71114
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6Fixed RHSA-2026:71179
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7Fixed 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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84724
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3jc-p8r9-qrvp
  3. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · CNA
  4. 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:71177 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2019-15875 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-15874 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • 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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