CVE-2026-6494 Aap-mcp-server: aap mcp server: log injection allows social engineering attacks via unsanitized input
An attacker can inject control characters into logs via unsanitized input, facilitating social engineering attacks against operators.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-6494?
CVE-2026-6494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, published on 17 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in the AAP MCP server. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a log injection vulnerability by sending specially crafted input to the `toolsetroute` parameter. This parameter is not properly sanitized before being written to logs, allowing the attacker to inject control characters such as newlines and ANSI escape sequences. This enables the attacker to obscure legitimate log entries and insert forged ones, which could facilitate social engineering attacks, potentially leading to an operator executing dangerous commands or visiting malicious URLs.
Weakness: CWE-117
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6494?
How do I fix CVE-2026-6494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-6494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c63q-7gvc-8xq3.