CVE-2026-6266

high Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Published: May 4, 2026 (9 days ago)
Last Modified: May 4, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Fix Available: ✓ Yes
Source: 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.

CWE

CWE-305

Affected Products

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6

Fix Status

✅ Fix Available

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov