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HighVulnerabilityupdated 30 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: several vulnerabilities allow takeover or disruption

Attackers could find several weak spots in Red Hat's automation software. Depending on the flaw, they could gain more control than they should, read or change data, or knock the system offline.

Official source
SeverityHighVulnerability
Being exploited?UnclearNo reports either way yet
Fix available?UnclearNo fixed version published in the sources yet
How sure is this?Official sourceBacked by an official source

What happened

Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (automation-controller) enable privilege escalation, arbitrary code execution, security control bypass, data disclosure or manipulation, and denial of service.

Why it is dangerous: A successful attacker could run their own code on the controller, which manages automation across many servers, and could access or alter the data and systems it controls.

Are you affected?

You are affected if you run Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform with automation-controller; specific affected versions are not stated in the material.

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (automation-controller); exact versions unknown from the material.

What to do

  1. Check whether your Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform or automation-controller is in use
  2. Apply the security updates published by Red Hat as soon as possible
  3. Restrict access to the automation controller to trusted administrators and networks until patched

Timeline

  1. 30 Oct 2026, 14:15 UTC
    Publicly disclosed
  2. 30 Oct 2026, 14:15 UTC
    Reported by CERT-Bund (BSI) · CERT-Bund (BSI)
  3. 30 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC
    Reported by CERT-Bund (BSI) · CERT-Bund (BSI)
  4. 30 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC
    Picked up by Zero Radar
  5. 30 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC
    Severity raised to high

Sources 2 reports, oldest first

Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database

Technical details

ID
ZR-d6c08ede · ZR-bb673eb7
Disclosed
30 Oct 2026, 14:15 UTC
On Zero Radar
30 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC (2 min after disclosure)
Last change
30 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC

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