Vulnerability in Red Hat Ceph Storage 5
CVE-2026-87872
A flaw was found in the OCAPI modules (ocapi_command, ocapi_info) of the community.general Ansible collection. The shared OCAPI request helper disables TLS certificate validation on every request and the modules expose no parameter to re-enable it, while sending HTTP Basic-Auth credentials to an https endpoint. An attacker positioned on the network path between the Ansible controller and the OCAPI-managed storage/enclosure device can present any certificate, intercept the session, capture the credentials, and tamper with responses.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-87872?
- CVE-2026-87872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ceph Storage 5, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-09-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-87872?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.