CVE-2026-84719 Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller - Broken Access Control

Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller contains a broken access control caused by incomplete permission checks when copying WorkflowJobTemplate, letting users with organization workflow-admin permission bypass instance group restrictions and run jobs in unauthorized control-plane context, exploit requires organization workflow-admin permission.

CVSS base score 9.9 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.43% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
23 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-862

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with fixed permission checks for instance groups.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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