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CVE-2026-71461: Automation-controller: automation-controller-container: automation-controller: verbose internal exception disclosure via hostlist bare-exception handler

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-23 · updated 2026-10-16
• Weakness: CWE-209

Description

HostList.list() catches bare Exception and returns str(e) verbatim. Via host_filter, any authenticated user triggers Django FieldError (leaking complete Host model relation graph including internal reverse accessors) or PostgreSQL DataError (leaking raw database error strings). Two primitives: credential__search=x dumps ORM schema, name__regex=[bad reflects PostgreSQL errors.

Affected products

• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2: all versions
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7: all versions — fixed in 1789580684

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 1789580684. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71461
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512370

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