CVE-2026-85475 Ansible Automation Platform - Command Injection

Ansible Automation Platform automation controller contains a command injection caused by unsanitized interpolation of user-controlled logging settings into rsyslog RainerScript config, letting privileged users execute arbitrary commands, exploit requires superuser privileges.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10
High
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
Command Injection
Impact
Remote Code Execution, Information Disclosure
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
23 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-96

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with fixed rsyslog configuration handling.

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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