CVE-2026-71464 Command injection in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
Missing input validation in Ansible Automation Platform allows bypassing git argument guards, potentially enabling remote code execution if runtime checks are removed.
- 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-2026-71464?
CVE-2026-71464 is a low-severity command injection vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, published on 23 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
LaunchConfigurationBaseSerializer.scm_branch has no validate_scm_branch() leading-dash check, unlike Project/JobTemplate/JobLaunch serializers. Schedule and WFJT Node accept --upload-pack=/bin/id as scm_branch. Currently blocked at runtime by jobs.py:1502 ValueError check (defense-in-depth), but the API validation gap means sole reliance on a task-layer guard. Refactoring that guard away would promote this to RCE.
Weakness: CWE-88
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71464?
How do I fix CVE-2026-71464?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-71464 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71464 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p82w-cg44-8jjx.