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Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-84470Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller/awx: bulk job launch checks instance_groups at read level instead of use level, allowing execution-placement authorization bypass

Medium 6.4

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization 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 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller (AWX). The Bulk Job Launch API (POST /api/v2/bulk/job_launch/) authorizes the requested instance_groups with only a read-level permission check, whereas the standard single-job launch path requires use-level permission on the same field. A principal that holds read (but not use) permission on an instance group -- for example the built-in read-only System Auditor role -- together with execute permission on a job template can launch bulk jobs onto instance groups they are not authorized to use, bypassing execution-placement isolation.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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 2.6 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-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

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