Affects widely used Ansible Automation Platform; authorization bypass can run jobs in control-plane, risking widespread operational disruption.
CVE-2026-84719
Authz bypass lets org workflow-admins run jobs in control-plane execution context.
Is CVE-2026-84719 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-84719 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 0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-84719?
CVE-2026-84719 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-2026-84719?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-84719. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-84719 affect?
CVE-2026-84719 affects Ansible Automation Platform (automation-controller), Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-84719?
Apply vendor patch immediately; revoke unnecessary workflow-admin roles; audit instance_group assignments.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authorization bypass: org workflow-admin can copy workflows and run jobs on unauthorized instance_groups, including control-plane, executing attacker-controlled automation.
Immediate action required