CVE-2026-18141 (GCVE-0-2026-18141)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-07-31 15:34
Modified
2026-08-04 21:42
CWE
  • CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Summary
A flaw was found in aap-gateway, a component of Ansible Automation Platform's Event-Driven Ansible (EDA). An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS) authentication for event streams. This is achieved by manipulating the event stream URL and forging the HTTP Subject header. The system also inadvertently discloses the expected certificate subject in error messages, which simplifies the attack. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject arbitrary events into EDA, potentially triggering automated workflows.
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50336 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50340 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50479 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18141 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2508155 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 Unaffected: 0:1.2.11-1.el9ap   < *
    cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10
    cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9
    cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10
    cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9
    cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9
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   Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Unaffected: 1785780020   < *
    cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9
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   Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Unaffected: 1785435970   < *
    cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.7::el9
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   Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2     cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
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