Pulp-ansible reuses bearer tokens across remotes in a worker
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The pulp-ansible component in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 and Red Hat Satellite 6 keeps one bearer token in a module-level variable and reuses it for every token download in a worker (CWE-488). A user who can sync a remote that uses token refresh, and point that remote at a server they control, receives an access token issued for a different remote. That user can reuse the token at the service that issued it. Pulp content is not changed, and the service is not stopped.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A flaw was found in pulp-ansible's bearer-token refresh for collection remotes. The access token is kept in one module-level variable and reused for every token download in that worker. A user who can sync an Ansible remote that uses token refresh, and can point that remote at a server they control, receives an access token obtained for a different remote, and can reuse it at the service that issued it. Content stored in Pulp is not changed, and the service is not stopped.
Why it matters now
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 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Satellite 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Satellite 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 or Red Hat Satellite 6, and Red Hat lists no available remediation plan for either product.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
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 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103869
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-c5vx-cvpm-2hf5
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-15 Affected versions changed · CNA
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Sources
- CVE-2026-103869 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103869 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c5vx-cvpm-2hf5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-103869 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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