CVE-2022-2568 Privilege escalation in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Authenticated users with change permissions can modify superuser settings and remove privileges, leading to privilege escalation in Ansible Automation Platform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-2568?
CVE-2022-2568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, published on 18 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. This flaw allows a remote authenticated user with 'change user' permissions to modify the account settings of the superuser account and also remove the superuser privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2568?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (6)
python-galaxy-ng Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.1::el8 | All versions | 0:4.4.4-1.el8pc |
python38-galaxy-ng Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.1::el8 | All versions | 0:4.4.4-1.el8pc |
python39-galaxy-ng Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.2::el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.0-4.el8ap |
python3x-galaxy-ng Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.2::el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.0-4.el8ap |
python-galaxy-ng Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.2::el9 | All versions | 0:4.5.0-4.el9ap |
python3-galaxy-ng Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.2::el9 | All versions | 0:4.5.0-4.el9ap |
Products include Redhat Ansible Automation Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2568?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-2568 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
- CVE-2021-4112 Privilege escalation in ansible-tower
- CVE-2023-4237 Platform: ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output
- CVE-2021-3583 Improper Input Validation and Command Injection in Ansible
- CVE-2025-9907 Event-driven-ansible: event stream test mode exposes sensitive headers in aap eda
- CVE-2025-9908 Event-driven-ansible: sensitive internal headers disclosure in aap eda event streams
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j928-ww9w-w7hg, RHSA-2022:6078, RHSA-2022:6079, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2568.