CVE-2026-0598 Missing authorization in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Attackers with valid credentials can access or manipulate other users' AI conversation contexts due to missing ownership checks in the API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-0598?
CVE-2026-0598 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, published on 6 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A security flaw was identified in the Ansible Lightspeed API conversation endpoints that handle AI chat interactions. The APIs do not properly verify whether a conversation identifier belongs to the authenticated user making the request. As a result, an attacker with valid credentials could access or influence conversations owned by other users. This exposes sensitive conversation data and allows unauthorized manipulation of AI-generated outputs.
Weakness: CWE-283
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0598?
How do I fix CVE-2026-0598?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-0598 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0598 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5f4w-gxg9-4p64.