Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-71366Awx: notification backends allow ssrf and credential leakage
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity server-side request forgery in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability was found in multiple AWX notification backends. The webhook, Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, and Grafana notification backends use notification template URLs as direct HTTP request targets without validating the target address against private, loopback, or reserved IP ranges. An organization notification administrator can create notification templates pointing to internal or loopback addresses, causing the AWX control node to issue HTTP requests to services that are not externally accessible. Additionally, the webhook notification backend follows HTTP redirects and resends configured Basic Authentication credentials to redirect targets regardless of host change, allowing an attacker to exfiltrate notification credentials by redirecting to an attacker-controlled host. The Grafana backend sends its API key in the Authorization header to the configured target URL.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- RHSA-2026:59135 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:59136 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:59153 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:59155 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71366 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2511902 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT