Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability in Ansible Automation Platform by Red Hat
CVE-2026-84721

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-84721?

A server-side request forgery flaw exists in the email notification backend of the Ansible Automation Platform. The backend improperly handles user-supplied SMTP host and port details from notification templates, failing to validate that the target address is not internal, loopback, or reserved. An authenticated user with notification-admin access can create or modify templates to point to arbitrary internal addresses. This can trigger a test and lead to a raw TCP connection being established, which can reveal the state of internal ports, including those of the Kubernetes API. Additionally, if a shared notification template holds sensitive SMTP credentials, manipulating the SMTP host can inadvertently transmit these credentials to potentially malicious servers.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84721
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2527220
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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