Aap-gateway: aap-gateway: authorization bypass via workload identity token forgery (CVE-2026-94416) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 6.8CVE-2026-94416

Aap-gateway: aap-gateway: authorization bypass via workload identity token forgery

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-94416 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in Aap-gateway: aap-gateway: authorization bypass via workload identity token forgery. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/gateway-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/automation-gateway (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 24, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026Source checked Sep 24, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 24, 2026Material review Sep 24, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 3 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.8. 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-26/gateway-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/gateway-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/automation-gateway (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-26/gateway-rhel9generic	*	Not reported
Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/gateway-rhel9generic	*	Not reported
Red Hat/automation-gatewaygeneric	*	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9, Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/gateway-rhel9, Red Hat/automation-gateway.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: Audit and revoke any Controller service keys that were not provisioned by the installer; this is the most important immediate action and applies to environments upgraded from 2.5/2.6 as well. Where the integration is not required, set FEATURE_OIDC_WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_ENABLED=false to disable the workload-identity endpoint. Rotate any downstream credentials (e.g. in HashiCorp Vault) that could have been retrieved via a forged workload identity.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 24, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

An authorization bypass was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) gateway. The gateway API allows an authenticated administrator to create a new service key for the Controller service cluster. Because service-key creation is not restricted to the installer-provisioned provisioning path, an administrator-issued key is cryptographically indistinguishable from a legitimate one and can be used to forge a service-authentication token that impersonates the Controller service. Combined with the gateway OIDC workload-identity endpoint (enabled via FEATURE_OIDC_WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_ENABLED), the attacker can drive the gateway to sign Workload Identity Tokens (WITs) for arbitrary Controller workloads. A downstream resource server such as HashiCorp Vault that trusts the gateway OIDC key will accept the forged WIT and return the AAP credentials bound to that workload, disclosing secrets beyond the attacker's authorization boundary.

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