{"id":"CVE-2026-44190","aliases":["EUVD-2026-47651","GHSA-6hm5-xxgq-f387"],"status":"published","title":"Ansible-lightspeed: ansible lightspeed visual studio code extension: arbitrary code execution via command injection in activation script setting","description":"A flaw was found in the Ansible Lightspeed Visual Studio Code extension. This Command Injection vulnerability (CWE-78) allows a remote attacker to execute unauthorized commands on a user's system. The issue occurs because the `ansible.python.activationScript` setting, intended for a virtual environment activation script, does not properly validate user input as a file path. If a user opens or executes a specially crafted project, an attacker could exploit this to gain complete control over the user's system with the privileges of the Visual Studio Code application.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00753,"percentile":0.55398,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"published":"2026-07-22T12:06:42Z","modified":"2026-10-24T17:10:00Z","products":[{"vendor":"red hat","product":"red hat ansible automation platform 2"}],"references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44190","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_REDHAT"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466762","tags":["issue-tracking","x_refsource_REDHAT"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44190"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6hm5-xxgq-f387"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-44190","title":"Ansible-lightspeed: ansible lightspeed visual studio code extension: arbitrary code execution via command injection in activation script setting","description":"A flaw was found in the Ansible Lightspeed Visual Studio Code extension. 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