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Medium ยท CVSS 6.7CVE-2026-123037

Ansible-core: user module generate_ssh_key follows a symlinked ~/.ssh enabling local privilege escalation (incomplete fix of cve-2024-9902)CVE-2026-123037

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-123037 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.7) vulnerability in Ansible-core: user module generate_ssh_key follows a symlinked ~/.ssh enabling local privilege escalation (incomplete fix of cve-2024-9902). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/hub-rhel8 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/lightspeed-rhel8 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/controller-rhel8-operator (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/de-minimal-rhel8 (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.

Published Nov 6, 2026Updated Nov 6, 2026Source checked Nov 6, 2026First seen by HOL Nov 6, 2026Material review Nov 6, 2026
Upstream Advisory

Record context

Vulnerability class
Path Traversal
EPSS
Not reported
CWE IDs
CWE-59
Source
CVE List V5
Source checked
Nov 6, 2026
References
2 linked sources
Open source record

Key facts

Risk
Medium ยท CVSS 6.7
Exploitation
Not marked as known exploited
Affected software
55 mapped packages or products
Fix availability
Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/hub-rhel8 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/lightspeed-rhel8 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/controller-rhel8-operator (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/de-minimal-rhel8 (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
PackageAffected rangeFixed version
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/hub-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/lightspeed-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/controller-rhel8-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/de-minimal-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/de-supported-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/eda-controller-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/ee-minimal-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/ee-minimal-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/ee-supported-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/ee-supported-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/gateway-rhel8-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/hub-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/hub-rhel8-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-rhel8-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/platform-resource-rhel8-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/platform-resource-runner-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/de-minimal-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/de-supported-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/eda-controller-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/eda-controller-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/ee-minimal-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/ee-supported-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/lightspeed-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/lightspeed-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/platform-resource-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/platform-resource-runner-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/aap-cloud-billing-operator-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/de-minimal-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/de-supported-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/eda-controller-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/eda-controller-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/ee-minimal-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/ee-supported-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/gateway-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/lightspeed-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/lightspeed-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/metrics-service-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/platform-resource-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/platform-resource-runner-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform/bootc-automation-portal-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ansible-devspaces-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ee-minimal-rhel8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ee-minimal-rhel9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/metrics-service-rhel9-operatorgeneric*Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-coregeneric*Not reported

Recommended response

  1. 1Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/hub-rhel8, Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/lightspeed-rhel8, Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/controller-rhel8-operator.
  2. 2Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: Do not use generate_ssh_key: yes against accounts whose home directory is controlled by an untrusted user; pre-create ~/.ssh as a real directory owned appropriately before running the module, or generate the key as the target account itself (dropping to its uid/gid) rather than as root.

Evidence timeline and material changes

  1. Published upstream

    Nov 6, 2026

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record

  2. Source modified

    Nov 6, 2026

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record

  3. First seen by HOL

    Nov 6, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referencebugzilla.redhat.com
Upstream source description

A flaw was found in the ansible-core user module. When generate_ssh_key is enabled, User.ssh_key_gen() guards the key files against symlinks but checks the ~/.ssh directory only with os.path.exists(). An unprivileged user on a managed node who replaces their ~/.ssh with a symlink to an existing root-writable directory causes the privileged module to write the generated key pair through the symlink and then chown both files to that user. Because such files can be dropped into directories processed by schedulers (e.g. /etc/cron.daily) or dynamic MOTD (/etc/update-motd.d), the user can escalate to root on the managed node. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2024-9902.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.