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Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-84499Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: write-only survey password recovered in plaintext via schedule/workflowjobtemplatenode survey min/max validation error message

High 7.7

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw 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 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation- controller. Survey questions of type password are write-only and stored encrypted, displayed only as a placeholder on read. When a schedule or workflow job template node is revalidated against a tightened survey specification, the controller decrypts the stored password and includes its plaintext value in the minimum/maximum length validation error message returned in the HTTP response. A user with the delegated JobTemplate Admin role can tighten the survey length constraint and trigger revalidation of a schedule or node created by another, higher-privileged user, thereby recovering that user's stored password in plaintext.

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-209 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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