Medium

Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: custom_venv_path setting provides filesystem path-existence oracle on control pod

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

StringListPathField.to_internal_value() calls os.path.exists() on unbounded user-supplied paths. 200 vs 400 response reveals existence of arbitrary absolute paths on the controller-web pod. Tenant superuser can confirm /etc/tower/SECRET_KEY, k8s service-account token, receptor sockets, ConfigMap mount points. Mainly impactful on managed AAP (ansiblecloud.com) where tenant admin != host admin.

Announced 23 Sept 2026Group revision 1

Original source ↗

CVE-2026-71462

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-71462

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/2/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/3/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/4/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9",
      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8",
      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9",
      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8",
      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9"
    ],
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      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8",
      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9",
      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8",
      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9"
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      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10",
      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9",
      "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9"
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    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6",
    "versions": [
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "1789673739",
        "lessThan": "*",
        "versionType": "rpm"
      }
    ],
    "packageName": "ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9",
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  }
]

Related CVEs: CVE-2026-71462
Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event: #32377 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:48:42 GMT
Publisher date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:25:22 GMT

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Revision history

25 Oct 2026CVE-2026-71462 · Revision 1Source updated