Medium · CVSS 5.3CVE-2026-44188

Ansible-lightspeed: ansible lightspeed: session hijacking and unauthorized data access due to insufficient session expirationCVE-2026-44188

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-44188 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in Ansible-lightspeed: ansible lightspeed: session hijacking and unauthorized data access due to insufficient session expiration. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/lightspeed-rhel8 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-rhel8 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Jun 15, 2026Updated Aug 20, 2026Source checked Oct 4, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 20, 2026Material review Aug 20, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.3. 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/lightspeed-rhel8 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-rhel8 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/lightspeed-rhel8generic	*	Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-rhel8generic	*	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/lightspeed-rhel8, Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-rhel8.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Jun 15, 2026
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Source modified
Aug 20, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 20, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

A flaw was found in Ansible Lightspeed. This vulnerability, related to insufficient session expiration, allows a remote attacker to maintain persistent access to the Ansible Lightspeed instance. If an attacker exfiltrates a valid OAuth (Open Authorization) access token before a user logs out, they can continue to authenticate and access sensitive data. This is because the application fails to invalidate the token on the backend, leaving it valid until its natural expiration. This can lead to unauthorized read access to Ansible resources such as inventories, playbooks, and configuration data.

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