CVE-2025-9909: Aap-gateway: improper path validation in gateway allows credential exfiltration

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-647

Description

A flaw was found in the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Gateway route creation component. This vulnerability allows credential theft via the creation of misleading routes using a double-slash (//) prefix in the gateway_path. A malicious or socially engineered administrator can configure a honey-pot route to intercept and exfiltrate user credentials, potentially maintaining persistent access or creating a backdoor even after their permissions are revoked.

Affected products

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: before 2.6 — fixed in 2.6
RedHat Ansible Developer: 1.2, 1.3
RedHat Ansible Inside: 1.3, 1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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