CVE-2026-84718
Automation-controller: automation-controller: client ip spoofing in audit/access logs via unrestricted x-forwarded-for trust
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped production configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as the request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects the leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source IP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading the integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access.
| CWE | CWE-348 |
| Vendor | red hat |
| Product | red hat ansible automation platform 2.6 for rhel 9 |
| Published | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Sep 23, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
All versions affected