A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller. The custom Credential Type environment-variable injector validates variable names against a deny-list (an ANSIBLE_* prefix check plus a fixed ENV_BLOCKLIST) that omits process-hijacking loader variables such as BASH_ENV, ENV, LD_PRELOAD, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, PYTHONSTARTUP and GIT_SSH_COMMAND. Combined with the credential file injector, a privileged user can write an attacker-controlled script into the execution environment and point BASH_ENV at it, obtaining arbitrary code execution inside the execution-environment container for any job that attaches a credential of that type.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade python3-sqlparseUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-base+api_documentationUpgrade automation-hubUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-base+feature_flagsUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-base+channel_authUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-base+oauth2_providerUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-baseUpgrade automation-eda-controllerUpgrade receptor-debugsourceUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-base+redis_clientUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-base+resource_registryUpgrade automation-controller-serverUpgrade aap-metrics-utilityUpgrade automation-controller-uiUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-base+activitystreamUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-base+rbacUpgrade automation-gateway-serverUpgrade automation-gateway-configUpgrade automation-gateway-proxy-server-debuginfoUpgrade automation-eda-controller-worker-servicesUpgrade automation-controller-cliUpgrade automation-eda-controller-event-stream-servicesUpgrade automation-controller-venv-towerUpgrade receptorUpgrade python3.12-galaxy-ngUpgrade automation-gateway-proxy-serverUpgrade automation-eda-controller-baseUpgrade receptor-debuginfoUpgrade automation-gateway-proxyUpgrade automation-platform-uiUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-base+jwt_consumerUpgrade automation-eda-controller-base-servicesUpgrade automation-gateway-proxy-debugsourceUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-base+rest_filtersUpgrade automation-controllerUpgrade python3.12-django-ansible-base+authenticationUpgrade python3.12-gitpythonUpgrade receptorctlUpgrade automation-gatewayUpgrade python3.12-sqlparse | Sep 25, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
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