{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-84718", "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "redhat", "dateReserved": "2026-09-02T01:18:24.873Z", "datePublished": "2026-09-23T19:40:33.062Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-23T22:11:36.716Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Automation-controller: automation-controller: client ip spoofing in audit/access logs via unrestricted x-forwarded-for trust", "metrics": [{"other": {"content": {"value": "Moderate", "namespace": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/"}, "type": "Red Hat severity rating"}}, {"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 4.3, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "format": "CVSS"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped\nproduction configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as\nthe request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects\nthe leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source\nIP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading\nthe integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access."}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "automation-controller", "defaultStatus": "affected", "versions": [{"version": "0:4.7.17-1.el9ap", "lessThan": "*", "versionType": "rpm", "status": "unaffected"}], "cpes": ["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"]}, {"vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9", "defaultStatus": "affected", "cpes": ["cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2"]}, {"vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9", "defaultStatus": "affected", "cpes": ["cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2"]}], "references": [{"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113", "name": "RHSA-2026:71113", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT"]}, {"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84718", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_REDHAT"]}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527211", "name": "RHBZ#2527211", "tags": ["issue-tracking", "x_refsource_REDHAT"]}], "datePublic": "2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-348", "description": "Use of Less Trusted Source", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "x_redhatCweChain": "CWE-348: Use of Less Trusted Source", "timeline": [{"lang": "en", "time": "2026-09-02T01:18:40.552Z", "value": "Reported to Red Hat."}, {"lang": "en", "time": "2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "value": "Made public."}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "shortName": "redhat", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-23T22:11:36.716Z"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "cvelib 1.8.0"}}}}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "cpes": ["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"], "defaultStatus": "affected", "packageName": "automation-controller", "product": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9", "vendor": "Red Hat", "versions": [{"lessThan": "*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "0:4.7.17-1.el9ap", "versionType": "rpm"}]}, {"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "cpes": ["cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2"], "defaultStatus": "affected", "packageName": "ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9", "product": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2", "vendor": "Red Hat"}, {"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "cpes": ["cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2"], "defaultStatus": "affected", "packageName": "ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9", "product": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2", "vendor": "Red Hat"}], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped\nproduction configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as\nthe request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects\nthe leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source\nIP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading\nthe integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access."}], "id": "CVE-2026-84718", "lastModified": "2026-09-23T23:18:48.123", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 4.3, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 1.4, "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2026-09-23T20:17:18.487", "references": [{"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84718"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527211"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com", "vulnStatus": "Received", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-348"}], "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{"affected_release": [{"advisory": "RHSA-2026:71113", "cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9", "package": "automation-controller-0:4.7.17-1.el9ap", "product_name": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9", "release_date": "2026-09-23T00:00:00Z"}], "bugzilla": {"description": "automation-controller: automation-controller: client IP spoofing in audit/access logs via unrestricted X-Forwarded-For trust", "id": "2527211", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527211"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "4.3", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N", "status": "verified"}, "cwe": "CWE-348", "details": ["A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped\nproduction configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as\nthe request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects\nthe leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source\nIP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading\nthe integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access."], "name": "CVE-2026-84718", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9", "product_name": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9", "product_name": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2"}], "public_date": "2026-09-23T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84718\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84718"], "statement": "This flaw is an audit/forensic integrity weakness: an attacker can spoof the client IP recorded\nin automation-controller's audit and access logs by supplying an X-Forwarded-For header, which\nController trusts unconditionally in its shipped production configuration. It does not disclose\ninformation and does not grant additional access; confidentiality and availability are not\naffected and the integrity impact is limited to the source-IP field of log records. Note that\nmerely populating PROXY_IP_ALLOWED_LIST does not fully resolve the issue in an Envoy-append\ndeployment, because the leftmost (attacker-controlled) X-Forwarded-For entry is still selected;\nthe robust fix uses the existing trusted-proxy shared-secret mechanism (preferring the trusted\nrightmost entry) and/or selects the rightmost entry rather than the leftmost.", "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

{"created": "2026-09-23T20:45:09.997048+00:00", "updated": "2026-09-23T20:45:09.997054+00:00", "vendors": []}