What is CVE-2026-71460?

CVE-2026-71460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2026-71460?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

CVE-2026-71460

/api/v2/config/ is protected only by IsAuthenticated. license_info (account_number, subscription_id, pool_id, sku, support_level, instance counts) returned to any authenticated user. The superuser/auditor gate only covers project_base_dir/project_local_paths/custom_virtualenvs, not license_info. Enables social engineering against Red Hat support and estate sizing reconnaissance.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2026-09-23 · last modified 2026-09-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71460 (vdb-entry)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113 (vendor-advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-71460?: CVE-2026-71460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-71460?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.