Bug 2527096 (CVE-2026-84502)

Summary: CVE-2026-84502 automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: Project scm_url argument injection into `git ls-remote --upload-pack` yields RCE on the controller-task control-plane pod
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Thomas Eagle <teagle>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: dschmidt, jlanda, kshier, security-response-team, simaishi, stcannon, teagle, yguenane
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A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation- controller. The Project scm_url field is not validated against values that begin with a dash and is stored and passed verbatim to the git SCM module. Because the module runs git ls-remote with the URL as a positional argument and without a "--" separator, a git project URL such as "--upload-pack=<command>:x" is interpreted by git as the --upload-pack option and executed via a shell. A user with permission to create or modify a project in a single organization can thereby execute arbitrary commands on the control-plane task pod, with output reflected through the project update stdout endpoint, leading to cross-tenant compromise and in-cluster lateral movement
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Deadline: 2026-10-01   

Description Thomas Eagle 2026-09-01 21:05:31 UTC
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Comment 2 Jon Orris 2026-09-23 20:47:58 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8
  Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9

Via RHSA-2026:71115 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71115

Comment 3 Jon Orris 2026-09-23 20:50:58 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10
  Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9

Via RHSA-2026:71113 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113

Comment 4 Jon Orris 2026-09-23 21:07:41 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
  Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8

Via RHSA-2026:71114 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114