Affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, a widely used enterprise orchestration product; allows RCE and cross-tenant compromise, likely to impact many organizations.
CVE-2026-84502
RCE in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform via crafted project scm_url
Is CVE-2026-84502 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-84502 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-84502?
CVE-2026-84502 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.9. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-84502?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-84502. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-84502 affect?
CVE-2026-84502 affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (automation-controller), control-plane task pods, Project scm_url handling. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-84502?
Apply vendor updates immediately; restrict project create/modify permissions.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution on control-plane task pods via malicious Project scm_url, enabling cross-tenant compromise and in-cluster lateral movement.
Immediate action required