---
id: CVE-2026-106033
title: >-
  A DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Ansible
  Platform UI due to unvalidated input handling within the application's
  redirect route
summary: >-
  A DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Ansible
  Platform UI due to unvalidated input handling within the application's
  redirect route. Specifically, the application extracts a target destination
  from the next q…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: Red Hat
product: ansible-automation-platform-24/lightspeed-rhel8
affected:
  - ansible-automation-platform-24/lightspeed-rhel8 (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-rhel8 (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9 (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-27/gateway-rhel9 (all versions)
  - automation-controller (all versions)
  - automation-eda-controller (all versions)
  - automation-gateway (all versions)
  - automation-platform-ui (all versions)
  - ansible-packaging (all versions)
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T20:17:16.840'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106033'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-106033'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546603'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-06T19:25:55.226022Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T19:13:33.941Z'
---

## Overview

A DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Ansible Platform UI due to unvalidated input handling within the application's redirect route. Specifically, the application extracts a target destination from the next query parameter and directly assigns it to the browser's location.href without verifying its format or scheme. The platform includes built-in URL validation functions designed to block malicious URI schemes (such as javascript: and data:) as well as off-site or protocol-relative redirects, this specific route bypasses those controls. Consequently, an attacker can craft a malicious link that, when accessed by an authenticated user, causes arbitrary JavaScript to execute within the context of the user's session.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.