CVE-2026-94416

An authorization bypass was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) gateway. The gateway API allows an authenticated administrator to create a new service key for the Controller service cluster. Because service-key creation is not restricted to the installer-provisioned provisioning path, an administrator-issued key is cryptographically indistinguishable from a legitimate one and can be used to forge a service-authentication token that impersonates the Controller service. Combined with the gateway OIDC workload-identity endpoint (enabled via FEATURE_OIDC_WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_ENABLED), the attacker can drive the gateway to sign Workload Identity Tokens (WITs) for arbitrary Controller workloads. A downstream resource server such as HashiCorp Vault that trusts the gateway OIDC key will accept the forged WIT and return the AAP credentials bound to that workload, disclosing secrets beyond the attacker's authorization boundary.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:87004
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:87124
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-94416
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2537465
https://github.com/ansible/ansible.platform/pull/254
https://github.com/ansible/jewel/pull/235

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-24 13:17

Updated : 2026-10-21 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-94416

Mitre link : CVE-2026-94416

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-94416

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

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