High severity · published Sep 23, 2026
CVE-2026-84499
Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: write-only survey password recovered in plaintext via schedule/workflowjobtemplatenode survey min/max validation error message
7.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation-
controller. Survey questions of type password are write-only and stored
encrypted, displayed only as a placeholder on read. When a schedule or
workflow job template node is revalidated against a tightened survey
specification, the controller decrypts the stored password and includes its
plaintext value in the minimum/maximum length validation error message
returned in the HTTP response. A user with the delegated JobTemplate Admin
role can tighten the survey length constraint and trigger revalidation of a
schedule or node created by another, higher-privileged user, thereby
recovering that user's stored password in plaintext.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
Affected product
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
Red Hat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84499
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84499
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84499
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527090
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