CVE-2026-944166.8MediumCWE-290

CVE-2026-94416: Aap-gateway: authorization bypass via workload identity token forgery

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

Vendor fix available · Affected: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

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0.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

46th percentile

050100

Higher than 46% of scored CVEs

6.8MediumCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products4

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2Versions not stated

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing · Authentication
Vendor: Red Hat
Published: September 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), September 2026

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