CVE-2026-84679
Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation- controller. The AWX_TASK_ENV setting accepts arbitrary environment variable keys with no restriction, and its values are applied directly to the running automation controller web and task processes rather than only to sandboxed execution environments. A user with the system administrator role can set variables such as REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE, HTTPS_PROXY, SSLKEYLOGFILE, OPENSSL_CONF, or LD_PRELOAD that reconfigure the control-plane process TLS trust store, key-logging, OpenSSL engine, or dynamic linker. This enables silent interception of the outbound TLS the control plane uses to fetch external secret-store credentials and Red Hat subscription and Insights secrets, arbitrary file write of TLS session keys, and potential native code execution in the control-plane process, escalating an application administrator to compromise of the control plane and all tenant secrets.
Statement
This flaw affects automation-controller as shipped in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Exploitation requires the system administrator (superuser) role; the impact is control over the control-plane process environment, enabling TLS interception of external credentials and Red Hat subscription/Insights secrets, arbitrary file write, and potential code execution on the control plane.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.7 | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | N/A |
| Privileges Required | High | N/A | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | N/A |
| Scope | Changed | N/A | N/A |
| Confidentiality | High | N/A | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | High | N/A | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | N/A | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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