Information disclosure in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
CVE-2026-84499
A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation- controller. Survey questions of type password are write-only and stored encrypted, displayed only as a placeholder on read. When a schedule or workflow job template node is revalidated against a tightened survey specification, the controller decrypts the stored password and includes its plaintext value in the minimum/maximum length validation error message returned in the HTTP response. A user with the delegated JobTemplate Admin role can tighten the survey length constraint and trigger revalidation of a schedule or node created by another, higher-privileged user, thereby recovering that user's stored password in plaintext.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84499 (vdb-entry)
- RHBZ#2527090 (issue-tracking)
- RHSA-2026:71113 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:71114 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:71177 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:71179 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-84499?
- CVE-2026-84499 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2026-84499?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.