---
id: CVE-2026-92982
title: A flaw was found in Ansible Operator Plugins
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in Ansible Operator Plugins. A low-privileged Kubernetes user
  can exploit a Jinja2 template injection vulnerability by crafting malicious
  custom resource (CR) specification values. These values are processed by
  Ansible w…
severity: high
cvss: 8.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-1336
vendor: Red Hat
product: mta/mta-rhel9-operator
affected:
  - mta/mta-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - rhmtc/openshift-migration-rhel8-operator (all versions)
  - migration-toolkit-virtualization/mtv-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - rhacm2/submariner-operator-bundle
  - rhacm2/submariner-rhel9-operator
  - >-
    ansible-automation-platform-26/aap-cloud-billing-rhel8-operator (all
    versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-26/eda-controller-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-26/lightspeed-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - >-
    ansible-automation-platform-26/platform-resource-rhel9-operator (all
    versions)
  - >-
    ansible-automation-platform-27/aap-cloud-billing-operator-rhel9 (all
    versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-27/eda-controller-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-27/gateway-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-27/lightspeed-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-27/metrics-service-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - >-
    ansible-automation-platform-27/platform-resource-rhel9-operator (all
    versions)
  - >-
    ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/metrics-service-rhel9-operator (all
    versions)
  - openshift4/ose-ansible-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - openshift4/ose-helm-rhel9-operator
  - openshift4/ose-operator-sdk-rhel9 (all versions)
  - container-native-virtualization/cluster-network-addons-operator-rhel9
  - rhosp-rhel8/osp-director-operator-bundle (all versions)
  - rhosp-rhel9/osp-director-operator-bundle (all versions)
  - rhoso-operators/openstack-operator-bundle (all versions)
  - stf/service-telemetry-rhel9-operator
  - stf/smart-gateway-rhel9-operator (all versions)
published: '2026-10-15'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T16:33:26.290'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92982'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-92982'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2522227'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T16:13:11.108Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in Ansible Operator Plugins. A low-privileged Kubernetes user can exploit a Jinja2 template injection vulnerability by crafting malicious custom resource (CR) specification values. These values are processed by Ansible without proper sanitization, allowing embedded Jinja2 expressions to be executed within the operator pod. This can lead to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation, granting the attacker control over the operator's service account with cluster-wide permissions.

## Remediation

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