Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine (CVE-2026-92982)
Published Last modified Sources: Red Hat, CVE.org, BSI
What is affected, what to do
A flaw was found in Ansible Operator Plugins. A low-privileged Kubernetes user can exploit a Jinja2 template injection vulnerability by crafting malicious custom resource (CR) specification values.
Update Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 to version 1791840864, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 to version 1792138238, Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.4 to version 1789021200.
- Affected
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
lt *..1791840864 - Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7
lt *..1792138238 - Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.4
lt *..1789021200
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
- Fixed in
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
1791840864 - Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7
1792138238 - Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.4
1789021200
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
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Metrics
8.5
Priority
XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: NVD, CVSS v3
8.5
CVSS v3
Severity High on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: Red Hat, CVE.org, BSI
0.5 %
EPSS score
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 40.8
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- Severity
- High
Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 85.82 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 8.5 Methodology
CVSS v3
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 8.5
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 0.5 %
- Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 40.8
- High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
- CISA assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none known · not automatable · Technical impact: total
- Source: CISA Vulnrichment, as of 16 October 2026
CWE
CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.
Read in glossary- CWE-1336
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible Operator Plugins. A low-privileged Kubernetes user can exploit a Jinja2 template injection vulnerability by crafting malicious custom resource (CR) specification values. These values are processed by Ansible without proper sanitization, allowing embedded Jinja2 expressions to be executed within the operator pod. This can lead to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation, granting the attacker control over the operator's service account with cluster-wide permissions.
Source: redhat_csaf, cvelistv5, NVD (NIST), BSI WID Portal, BSI CSAF
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
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| Red Hat | Migration Toolkit for Applications 8 |
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| Red Hat | Migration Toolkit for Containers |
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| Red Hat | Migration Toolkit for Virtualization |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.4 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 |
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| Red Hat | Service Telemetry Framework 1.5 |
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| Red Hat | Ansible Automation Platform |
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Vendors and products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
- Red Hat Migration Toolkit For Applications 8
- Red Hat Migration Toolkit For Virtualization
- Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2
- Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
- Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7
- Red Hat Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat Red Hat Openshift Virtualization 4
- Red Hat Red Hat Openstack Platform 16.2
- Red Hat Red Hat Openstack Platform 17.1
- Red Hat Red Hat Openstack Platform 18.0
Weakness classes (CWE)
CWE-1336Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
Base
The product uses a template engine to insert or process externally-influenced input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements or syntax that can be interpreted as template expressions or other code directives when processed by the engine.
Entry at MITRE CWE-1336
References & sources
- access.redhat.comsecurity/cve/CVE-2026-92982Vulnerability database, x_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2522227Issue tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:87120Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:87124Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:68695Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
Changes to this CVE
Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).
Record modifiedRed Hat
1 individual change: Affected versions (publisher)
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/92xxx/CVE-2026-92982.json">CVE-2026-92982</a>Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
Record modifiedRed Hat
New references:Show 2 original changes
Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/92xxx/CVE-2026-92982.json">CVE-2026-92982</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68695Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
Record modifiedRed Hat
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/92xxx/CVE-2026-92982.json">CVE-2026-92982</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:87120Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:87124Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
Record modifiedCISA ADP
CISA assessment (SSVC): exploitation: none known, automatable: no
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After SSVC assessment removed {"id":"CVE-2026-92982","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"total"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2026-10-15T00:00:00+00:00"}—SSVC assessment added —{"id":"CVE-2026-92982","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"total"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2026-10-16T03:56:55.483469Z"}Source identifier: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Record modifiedCISA ADP
CISA assessment (SSVC): exploitation: none known, automatable: no
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After SSVC assessment added —{"id":"CVE-2026-92982","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"total"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2026-10-15T00:00:00+00:00"}Source identifier: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
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ReceivedRed Hat
CVSS V3.1: AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type: CWE-1336
Description added or changed
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Description added —A flaw was found in Ansible Operator Plugins. A low-privileged Kubernetes user can exploit a Jinja2 template injection vulnerability by crafting malicious custom resource (CR) specification values. These values are processed by Ansible without proper sanitization, allowing embedded Jinja2 expressions to be executed within the operator pod. This can lead to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation, granting the attacker control over the operator's service account with cluster-wide permissions.CVSS added —AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness type (CWE) added —CWE-1336Affected versions (publisher) added —New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/92xxx/CVE-2026-92982.json">CVE-2026-92982</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-92982Reference added —https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2522227Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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