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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.3 High

CVE-2026-6266

Aap-controller: aap-gateway: account hijacking and unauthorized access via unverified email linking

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
redhat

Description

A flaw was found in the AAP gateway. The user auto-link strategy, introduced in AAP 2.6, automatically links an external Identity Provider (IDP) identity to an existing AAP user account based on email matching without verifying email ownership. This allows a remote attacker to potentially hijack a victim's account or gain unauthorized access to other accounts, including administrative accounts, by manipulating the IDP-provided email.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

django-ansible-base

Default version status: unaffected

  • 2.5.0 to < 2.5.20260422affected
  • 2.6.0 to < 2.6.20260422affected

automation-controller

Default version status: unaffected

  • 4.6.0 to < 4.6.28affected
  • 4.7.0 to < 4.7.11affected

automation-gateway

Default version status: unaffected

  • 2.5.0 to < 2.5.20260422affected
  • 2.6.0 to < 2.6.20260422affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8

Default version status: affected

  • 0:4.6.28-3.el8ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8

Default version status: affected

  • 0:2.5.20260422-2.el8ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8

Default version status: affected

  • 0:2.5.20260422-2.el8ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9

Default version status: affected

  • 0:4.6.28-3.el9ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9

Default version status: affected

  • 0:2.5.20260422-2.el9ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9

Default version status: affected

  • 0:2.5.20260422-2.el9ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9

Default version status: affected

  • 0:4.7.11-2.el9ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9

Default version status: affected

  • 0:2.6.20260422-1.el9ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9

Default version status: affected

  • 0:2.6.20260422-1.el9ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6

Default version status: affected

  • 1777377014 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6

Default version status: affected

  • 1777311120 to < *unaffected

References