Description
A flaw was found in the automation-controller API. The
unauthenticated health-check endpoint /api/v2/ping/
(ApiV2PingView, AllowAny) over-serializes RBAC-gated
automation-mesh data into its anonymous response, exposing the
full instance inventory (node hostnames, node types, UUIDs,
heartbeats, capacities, and exact versions), all instance-group
names and membership, the deployment install UUID, and the
active control node. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can use
this to map the control plane and fingerprint software versions
for targeted attacks. This flaw affects confidentiality only;
it does not expose secrets, credentials, or tenant data.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

There is no configuration option that trims the data returned by the unauthenticated /api/v2/ping/ endpoint (also reachable as /api/controller/v2/ping/). Exposure can be reduced by restricting network access to the automation-controller API so that only trusted networks and health probes can reach it: block or restrict external access to the /api/v2/ping/ and /api/controller/v2/ping/ routes at the reverse proxy, load balancer, or firewall, and front health checks with an infrastructure-level probe that does not proxy the /ping/ endpoint to untrusted clients. The definitive fix is to update to a version of automation-controller that no longer serializes instance, instance-group, install UUID, and active-node data in the unauthenticated response.

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History

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.7::el9
References

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9
References

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat ansible Automation Platform Developer
Redhat ansible Automation Platform Inside
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat ansible Automation Platform Developer
Redhat ansible Automation Platform Inside
References

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in the automation-controller API. The unauthenticated health-check endpoint /api/v2/ping/ (ApiV2PingView, AllowAny) over-serializes RBAC-gated automation-mesh data into its anonymous response, exposing the full instance inventory (node hostnames, node types, UUIDs, heartbeats, capacities, and exact versions), all instance-group names and membership, the deployment install UUID, and the active control node. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can use this to map the control plane and fingerprint software versions for targeted attacks. This flaw affects confidentiality only; it does not expose secrets, credentials, or tenant data.
Title Automation-controller: automation-controller: unauthenticated /api/v2/ping/ discloses automation-mesh instance topology and instance-group membership
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Weaknesses CWE-497
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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Redhat Ansible Automation Platform Ansible Automation Platform Developer Ansible Automation Platform Inside
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T11:55:07.623Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T00:44:46.968Z

Link: CVE-2026-84712

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T14:29:39.375Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-23T20:17:17.817

Modified: 2026-09-24T21:00:46.893

Link: CVE-2026-84712

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-84712 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T09:00:12Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-497

    Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere