{"id":"CVE-2026-84470","title":"A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller (AWX).\nThe Bulk Job Launch API (POST /api/v2/bulk/job_launch/) authorizes the\nrequested instance_groups with only a read-level permission check, whereas the\nstandard…","summary":"A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller (AWX).\nThe Bulk Job Launch API (POST /api/v2/bulk/job_launch/) authorizes the\nrequested instance_groups with only a read-level permission check, whereas the\nstandard…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L","cwe":["CWE-862"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"automation-controller","affected":["automation-controller (all versions)","automation-controller (all versions)","automation-controller (all versions)","ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9 (all versions)","ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9 (all versions)"],"patched":["ansible_automation_platform_2_5_for_rhel 8","ansible_automation_platform_2_5_for_rhel 9","ansible_automation_platform_2_6_for_rhel 9","ansible_automation_platform 2.6","ansible_automation_platform 2.7"],"published":"2026-09-01","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T07:16:33.583","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84470","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84470","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527046","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-84470.json"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84470"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84470"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-04T18:46:38.423558Z"},"epss":0.003,"epssPercentile":0.2017,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-23T22:33:56.544Z","slug":"CVE-2026-84470","body":"## Overview\n\nA flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller (AWX).\nThe Bulk Job Launch API (POST /api/v2/bulk/job_launch/) authorizes the\nrequested instance_groups with only a read-level permission check, whereas the\nstandard single-job launch path requires use-level permission on the same\nfield. A principal that holds read (but not use) permission on an instance\ngroup -- for example the built-in read-only System Auditor role -- together\nwith execute permission on a job template can launch bulk jobs onto instance\ngroups they are not authorized to use, bypassing execution-placement\nisolation.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2026:71114** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 · released 2026-09-23 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114)\n- **RHSA-2026:71113** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 · released 2026-09-23 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113)\n- **RHSA-2026:71179** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 · released 2026-09-23 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179)\n- **RHSA-2026:71177** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 · released 2026-09-23 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":35,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}