Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 packages

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU121144

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14025

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed read-only permissions on aap-gateway. A remote user with an admin account and personal read-only access token (PAT) can still perform write operations on the Controller component.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

automation-gateway (Red Hat package): before 2.6.20260106-1.el9ap

Ansible Automation Platform: before 2.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:automation-gateway_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:ansible_automation_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0360

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.