CVE-2026-44189 Command injection in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious playbook filenames in the VS Code Ansible Lightspeed extension, compromising user systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-44189?
CVE-2026-44189 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, published on 22 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A flaw was found in the Visual Studio Code Ansible Lightspeed extension's AnsiblePlaybookRunProvider. This command injection vulnerability allows an attacker to craft a malicious playbook filename containing special characters. When a victim runs the playbook, these characters are not properly sanitized, leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running VS Code. This could result in a full system compromise, including the exfiltration of sensitive data, modification of project files, and permanent data loss.
Weakness: CWE-88
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44189?
How do I fix CVE-2026-44189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-44189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-44189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qqc6-9wv9-jxfp.