Red HatCVE-2026-84470
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: missing authorization
Medium6.4CVE-2026-84470 · Published Sep 1, 2026 · updated Sep 24, 2026
A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller (AWX). The Bulk Job Launch API (POST /api/v2/bulk/job_launch/) authorizes the requested instance_groups with only a read-level permission check, whereas the standard single-job launch path requires use-level permission on the same field. A principal that holds read (but not use) permission on an instance group -- for example the built-in read-only System Auditor role -- together with execute permission on a job template can launch bulk jobs onto instance groups they are not authorized to use, bypassing execution-placement isolation.
Affected versions
The source does not list versions here. See the source advisory for affected products and fixes.
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84470
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84470
- 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-2026-84470
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527046
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