CVE-2026-85475 Code injection in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Privileged users can inject rsyslog directives via log settings to execute arbitrary code and compromise the control plane.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-85475?
CVE-2026-85475 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, published on 23 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation controller. The external logging (rsyslog) configuration is generated by interpolating user-controlled settings — LOG_AGGREGATOR_HOST, LOG_AGGREGATOR_MAX_DISK_USAGE_PATH and LOG_AGGREGATOR_RSYSLOGD_ERROR_LOG_FILE — into an rsyslog RainerScript config file without neutralizing RainerScript syntax. A privileged (superuser) user can inject rsyslog directives, including an omprog action, causing arbitrary command execution inside the control-plane rsyslog component. This allows disclosure of the controller SECRET_KEY and database credentials, decryption of all stored credentials, and full compromise of the control plane.
Weakness: CWE-96
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85475?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85475?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85475 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-85475 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85475 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wpwh-486h-5v3j.