CVE-2026-84718
Automation-controller: automation-controller: client ip spoofing in audit/access logs via unrestricted x-forwarded-for trust
4.3 Medium
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped production configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as the request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects the leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source IP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading the integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
0.14%Unchanged since Sep 24, 2026
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Automation-controller: automation-controller: client ip spoofing in audit/access logs via unrestricted x-forwarded-for trust
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped production configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as the request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects the leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source IP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading the integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access.
- Record
CVE-2026-84718- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-348
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-85613
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped production configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as the request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects the leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source IP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading the integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access.
- Record
EUVD-2026-85613- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-06
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fxxq-29xm-f392
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped...
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped production configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as the request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects the leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source IP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading the integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access.
- Record
GHSA-fxxq-29xm-f392- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-348
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped production configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as the request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects the leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source IP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading the integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access.
- Record
CVE-2026-84718- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-348
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
OSVRHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Record
RHSA-2026:71113- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2026:71114
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Record
RHSA-2026:71114- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
automation-controller-venv-towerRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap | 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap |
receptorRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:1.6.8-1.el10ap | 0:1.6.8-1.el10ap |
receptorRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap | 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap |
receptorRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap | 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap |
automation-gateway-proxy-serverRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.17-3.el9ap | 0:2.6.17-3.el9ap |
receptorRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap | 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap |
python-sqlparseRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:0.6.0-1.el10ap | 0:0.6.0-1.el10ap |
python3-sqlparseRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:0.6.0-1.el10ap | 0:0.6.0-1.el10ap |
python-sqlparseRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:0.6.0-1.el10ap | 0:0.6.0-1.el10ap |
python3-sqlparseRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:0.6.0-1.el10ap | 0:0.6.0-1.el10ap |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
python3.12-sqlparseRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:0.6.0-1.el9ap | 0:0.6.0-1.el9ap |
python3.12-sqlparseRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:0.6.0-1.el9ap | 0:0.6.0-1.el9ap |
automation-platform-uiRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.14-1.el9ap | 0:2.6.14-1.el9ap |
automation-controllerRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap | 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap |
automation-controller-cliRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap | 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap |
automation-controllerRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap | 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap |
automation-controller-cliRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap | 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap |
automation-controller-serverRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap | 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap |
automation-controller-uiRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap | 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap |
python3.12-gitpythonRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 From an advisory covering 61 CVEs |
before 0:3.1.60-1.el9ap | 0:3.1.60-1.el9ap |
automation-controller-venv-towerRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap | 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap |
automation-controller-venv-towerRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap | 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap |
receptorRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:1.6.8-1.el8ap | 0:1.6.8-1.el8ap |
receptorRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:1.6.8-1.el8ap | 0:1.6.8-1.el8ap |
automation-gateway-proxy-serverRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:2.5.10-8.el8ap | 0:2.5.10-8.el8ap |
receptorRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:1.6.8-1.el8ap | 0:1.6.8-1.el8ap |
receptorRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap | 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap |
receptorRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap | 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap |
automation-gateway-proxy-serverRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.17-3.el9ap | 0:2.6.17-3.el9ap |
receptorRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap | 0:1.6.8-1.el9ap |
python3.12-sqlparseRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:0.6.0-1.el8ap | 0:0.6.0-1.el8ap |
python3.12-sqlparseRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:0.6.0-1.el8ap | 0:0.6.0-1.el8ap |
python3.12-sqlparseRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:0.6.0-1.el9ap | 0:0.6.0-1.el9ap |
python3.12-sqlparseRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:0.6.0-1.el9ap | 0:0.6.0-1.el9ap |
automation-gateway-serverRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:2.5.20260923-1.el8ap | 0:2.5.20260923-1.el8ap |
automation-gateway-serverRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:2.5.20260923-1.el9ap | 0:2.5.20260923-1.el9ap |
python3.12-gitpythonRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:3.1.60-1.el8ap | 0:3.1.60-1.el8ap |
python3.12-gitpythonRed Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 From an advisory covering 57 CVEs |
before 0:3.1.60-1.el9ap | 0:3.1.60-1.el9ap |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | CVE List, NVD | |
| facts | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-84718 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8, published September 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527211
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84718
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fxxq-29xm-f392
docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_ansible_automation_platform/2.6/whats_new-async_updates
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_71113.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12564
go.dev/cl/814980
groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/94pEornpRlI
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5972
vulncheck.com/advisories/nanoid-before-infinite-loop-via-negative-size-in-non-secure-module
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