Answer in brief
CVE-2026-92982 records a High severity (CVSS 8.5) vulnerability in Ansible-operator-plugins: ansible operator plugins: arbitrary code execution via jinja2 template injection. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/aap-cloud-billing-rhel8-operator (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9-operator (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/eda-controller-rhel9-operator (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9-operator (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.5. 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/aap-cloud-billing-rhel8-operator (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9-operator (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/eda-controller-rhel9-operator (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9-operator (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/aap-cloud-billing-rhel8-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/eda-controller-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | 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-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/eda-controller-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/gateway-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | 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-tech-preview/metrics-service-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/migration-toolkit-virtualization/mtv-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/mta/mta-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift4/ose-ansible-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift4/ose-operator-sdk-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhmtc/openshift-migration-rhel8-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhoso-operators/openstack-operator-bundlegeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhosp-rhel8/osp-director-operator-bundlegeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhosp-rhel9/osp-director-operator-bundlegeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/stf/smart-gateway-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 15, 2026
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.
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