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Ansible Automation Platform CVE-2026-84717

| EUVDEUVD-2026-85612 MEDIUM
Observable Response Discrepancy (CWE-204)
2026-09-23 redhat GHSA-2r6r-cm6p-cm76
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: redhat
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach webhook receiver endpoint (AV:N, PR:N)
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted diagnostics:ping webhook per template ID
  3. Exploit
    HMAC check skipped after template lookup
  4. Execution
    Observe HTTP 200 vs 403 oracle
  5. Impact
    Enumerate webhook-configured Job/WFJT IDs

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Response uniformity
Exploitation Conditions

Requires a reachable automation-controller instance where at least one Job Template or Workflow Job Template has a Bitbucket Data Center webhook configured - the oracle only distinguishes configured (HTTP 200) from unconfigured/nonexistent (HTTP 403) targets, so value depends on Bitbucket DC integration being in use. No authentication and no knowledge of the secret webhook_key are needed (PR:N), and no user interaction is required. The vulnerable path is the unauthenticated Bitbucket DC webhook receiver's handling of diagnostics:ping events, where HMAC signature verification is skipped after the template lookup. Limiting factors: the attacker must have network access to the webhook endpoint, and the disclosed information is limited to which template IDs are webhook-enabled - no secrets, code execution, or elevated access follow.

Impact

This is a genuine but low-priority information-disclosure/enumeration issue, not a high-impact flaw. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N = 5.3 MEDIUM) is internally consistent with the description: an unauthenticated network attacker exploits an HTTP 200-vs-403 response discrepancy in the Bitbucket Data Center webhook receiver as an existence oracle, gaining only limited confidentiality (C:L) - which Job Template / Workflow Job Template IDs have a Bitbucket DC webhook configured - with no integrity, availability, or scope impact and no recovery of the secret webhook_key. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC are present in the provided data, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' No SSVC decision data is provided. The real-world ceiling is low: the attacker learns configuration metadata (which template IDs are webhook-enabled), not credentials or code execution. Note this is the ONLY unauthenticated (PR:N) member of the Red Hat AAP2 automation-controller vulnerability family reported in this batch, which slightly raises its practical reachability versus its authenticated siblings, but the payoff remains reconnaissance-grade. Missing data explicitly: no EPSS, no KEV, no POC, no fixed version, no independent advisory beyond the Red Hat CVE page and Bugzilla 2527210.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker who can reach the automation-controller's Bitbucket DC webhook endpoint sends crafted diagnostics:ping webhook requests iterating over Job Template and Workflow Job Template IDs, without any valid webhook_key. Because HMAC signature verification is skipped for ping events after the template lookup, the endpoint returns HTTP 200 for IDs that have a Bitbucket DC webhook configured and HTTP 403 otherwise, letting the attacker map webhook-enabled templates. No public POC is identified, but the low attack complexity (AC:L) and lack of authentication (PR:N) make the enumeration trivial to script.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 23, 2026

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 (automation-controller) lets an unauthenticated remote attacker enumerate which Job Template and Workflow Job Template IDs have a Bitbucket Data Center webhook configured, by abusing an observable response discrepancy in the Bitbucket DC webhook receiver. For diagnostics:ping events the receiver performs the template lookup before HMAC signature verification is skipped, so the endpoint returns HTTP 200 for a template with a Bitbucket DC webhook and HTTP 403 otherwise - an oracle that requires neither authentication (PR:N in the assessed vector) nor knowledge of the secret webhook_key. Assessed at CVSS 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), this is a low-impact information-disclosure and enumeration issue: no secrets, code execution, or elevated access are exposed; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no confirmed actively exploited status.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis - the provided CVE data contains no fixed version, so confirm current status on the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84717 and Bugzilla 2527210 before planning upgrades. In the interim, apply targeted compensating controls: restrict network access to the Bitbucket Data Center webhook receiver endpoint (allow-listing only trusted Bitbucket DC source addresses at a reverse proxy, WAF, or firewall) so external scanners cannot reach the oracle - the trade-off is that this also blocks legitimate webhook delivery from any source outside the allow-list, and breaks delivery if the Bitbucket DC egress address changes; and remove or disable Bitbucket DC webhooks on any Job Template or Workflow Job Template that does not require them, which shrinks the set of enumerable targets but naturally disables the associated automation triggers. Because the only disclosed information is which template IDs are webhook-enabled, no credential rotation or secret exposure response is required; still, monitor webhook receiver logs for repeated 200/403 response patterns from a single source as a probing indicator, recognizing that this is a detection-only measure and not a fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 patch: 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw sits in the unauthenticated Bitbucket Data Center webhook receiver shipped with the automation-controller component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 (the same code lineage as upstream AWX). Bitbucket DC integrations normally authenticate inbound webhook deliveries by computing an HMAC over the request body using a per-template secret (webhook_key) and comparing it to the signature header; the receiver here instead resolves the target Job Template / Workflow Job Template first, and only afterwards handles the diagnostics:ping event - the lifecycle event Bitbucket sends when a webhook is created or tested - without performing that HMAC check. Because the template lookup result is still reflected in the HTTP status code, the ordering bug produces a classic CWE-204 (Observable Response Discrepancy): HTTP 200 reveals that a given template ID exists and has a Bitbucket DC webhook configured, while HTTP 403 indicates it does not (or does not exist). The impact class is purely informational - an attacker learns the set of webhook-enabled template IDs - and the enumeration is only meaningful on instances where the Bitbucket DC integration is actually in use, since non-integrated deployments yield no distinguishing configured targets.

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Severity by source

Vendor (redhat) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated remote oracle (AV:N/PR:N/AC:L) leaking only which template IDs have webhooks configured, so C:L with no integrity, availability, or scope impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat 5.3 MEDIUM

Primary rating from Vendor (redhat).

CVSS VectorVendor: redhat

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. The unauthenticated Bitbucket Data Center webhook receiver skips HMAC signature verification for diagnostics:ping events after it has already looked up the target template, causing the endpoint to return HTTP 200 for a template that has a Bitbucket DC webhook configured and HTTP 403 otherwise. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use this response discrepancy as an oracle to enumerate which Job Template and Workflow Job Template IDs have Bitbucket DC webhooks configured, without knowing the secret webhook_key.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, common but not ubiquitous
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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