Medium severity · published Sep 9, 2026
CVE-2026-87872
Community.general: community.general: ocapi module_utils (ocapi_command, ocapi_info) hardcode validate_certs=false with no override, enabling tls man-in-the-middle and credential disclosure
6.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in the OCAPI modules (ocapi_command, ocapi_info) of the
community.general Ansible collection. The shared OCAPI request helper disables
TLS certificate validation on every request and the modules expose no parameter
to re-enable it, while sending HTTP Basic-Auth credentials to an https endpoint.
An attacker positioned on the network path between the Ansible controller and the
OCAPI-managed storage/enclosure device can present any certificate, intercept the
session, capture the credentials, and tamper with responses.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Ceph Storage 5 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Ceph Storage 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87872
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-87872
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-87872
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2530988
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