red-hatCVE-2026-71465
RunAdHocCommand.build_args() appends limit as bare positional (args.append(limit)) instead of using args.extend(['-l', limit]) like RunJob. A limit beginning with - is parsed as an ansible CLI option.
Low3.1CVE-2026-71465 · Published Sep 23, 2026 · updated Sep 24, 2026
Affected versions
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Details and references
RunAdHocCommand.build_args() appends limit as bare positional (args.append(limit)) instead of using args.extend(['-l', limit]) like RunJob. A limit beginning with - is parsed as an ansible CLI option. Currently limited to short-circuit flags (--version, --help) since injected element displaces required pattern positional. Would escalate if ansible-core ever defaults pattern.
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Severity from
- no source yet
- Weakness
- CWE-88
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71465
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71465
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71465
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512375