RCE in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8
CVE-2025-49521
A flaw was found in the EDA component of the Ansible Automation Platform, where user-supplied Git branch or refspec values are evaluated as Jinja2 templates. This vulnerability allows authenticated users to inject expressions that execute commands or access sensitive files on the EDA worker. In OpenShift, it can lead to service account token theft.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.005 (38.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:1.1.11-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:1.1.11-1.el9ap
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-49521?
- CVE-2025-49521 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-06-30.
- How severe is CVE-2025-49521?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.