# CVE-2026-71465: Command injection in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8

> Attackers can inject CLI arguments into the ansible executable via the ad-hoc command limit field, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** Low 3.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j69q-g7fm-7qpm

## What is CVE-2026-71465?

CVE-2026-71465 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

RunAdHocCommand.build_args() appends limit as bare
              positional (args.append(limit)) instead of using
              args.extend(['-l', limit]) like RunJob. A limit beginning
              with - is parsed as an ansible CLI option. Currently
              limited to short-circuit flags (--version, --help) since
              injected element displaces required pattern positional.
              Would escalate if ansible-core ever defaults pattern.

Weakness: CWE-88 (Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71465?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-71465?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-71465 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71465 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-71465 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-71465 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71465 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71465/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71465/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71465
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71465
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-71465

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71465/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.