Answer in brief
CVE-2026-71462 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.1) vulnerability in Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: custom_venv_path setting provides filesystem path-existence oracle on control pod. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.1. 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.
The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 23, 2026
StringListPathField.to_internal_value() calls os.path.exists() on unbounded user-supplied paths. 200 vs 400 response reveals existence of arbitrary absolute paths on the controller-web pod. Tenant superuser can confirm /etc/tower/SECRET_KEY, k8s service-account token, receptor sockets, ConfigMap mount points. Mainly impactful on managed AAP (ansiblecloud.com) where tenant admin != host admin.
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