high · CVSS 7.7

CVE-2026-84499

Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: write-only survey password recovered in plaintext via schedule/workflowjobtemplatenode survey min/max

Published 23 Sept 2026 · Source updated 6 Nov 2026 · Retrieved 2026-11-06 01:53 UTC

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What happened?

A flaw was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation- controller. Survey questions of type password are write-only and stored encrypted, displayed only as a placeholder on read. When a schedule or workflow job template node is revalidated against a tightened survey specification, the controller decrypts the stored password and includes its plaintext value in the minimum/maximum length validation error message returned in the HTTP response. A user with the delegated JobTemplate Admin role can tighten the survey length constraint and trigger revalidation of a schedule or node created by another, higher-privileged user, thereby recovering that user's stored password in plaintext.

Description supplied by CVE Program. Formatting is simplified; follow the original advisory for full details.

Affected software and versions

Source-provided software and version information
Software	Version information	Fixed version
automation-controllerRed Hat	unaffected: 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap to < *	See vendor advisory
automation-controllerRed Hat	unaffected: 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap to < *	See vendor advisory
automation-controllerRed Hat	unaffected: 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap to < *	See vendor advisory
automation-controllerRed Hat	unaffected: 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap to < *	See vendor advisory
automation-controllerRed Hat	unaffected: 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap to < *	See vendor advisory
automation-controllerRed Hat	unaffected: 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap to < *	See vendor advisory
ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9Red Hat	unaffected: 1789673739 to < *	See vendor advisory
ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9Red Hat	unaffected: 1789580684 to < *	See vendor advisory

Version information comes from the source record and can include unaffected products and exceptions. Distribution packages may contain backported fixes: an older upstream version alone does not prove a server is affected.

Is it being exploited?

This CVE was not listed in the CISA catalogue at our last retrieval. This does not establish that exploitation is absent.

CISA data retrieved 2026-11-06 16:38 UTC. Check CISA ↗

How to respond

Confirm the product, installed package version, and any configuration requirements in the vendor advisory.
Follow the vendor’s remediation or workaround guidance in the references below. Structured fixed-version data is unavailable here; the publisher’s description may include a fix or workaround.
Restart affected services if required, then verify the running version. Known exploitation may warrant investigation as well as patching.

Sources and remediation references

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