Vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
CVE-2026-44188
A flaw was found in Ansible Lightspeed. This vulnerability, related to insufficient session expiration, allows a remote attacker to maintain persistent access to the Ansible Lightspeed instance. If an attacker exfiltrates a valid OAuth (Open Authorization) access token before a user logs out, they can continue to authenticate and access sensitive data. This is because the application fails to invalidate the token on the backend, leaving it valid until its natural expiration. This can lead to unauthorized read access to Ansible resources such as inventories, playbooks, and configuration data.
EPSS: 0.003 (21.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 — versions 1781025813
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)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-44188?
- CVE-2026-44188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-06-15.
- How severe is CVE-2026-44188?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.