# CVE-2026-109131: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform stored XSS in Hub documentation renderer

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-109131-the-hub-collection-module-documentation-renderer-in-the-unified  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-15. Updated: 2026-10-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-109131 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-10-15

The Ansible Automation Platform UI includes a documentation viewer for collections that fails to validate URL schemes before rendering links. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript URLs into collection documentation, which executes with the authenticated user's privileges when that user views the documentation page. This could allow an attacker to steal session cookies, modify content, or perform unauthorized actions on behalf of the victim.

Technologies: [Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ansible-automation-platform-2). Vendors: [Red Hat](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/red-hat).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-109131 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-109131 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-109131?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 15 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6, 2.7.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-109131?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-109131 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-109131?** Check whether you run Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

This is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the DocumentationParsers.tsx component's formatPartURL function, which renders documentation URLs without restricting the URL protocol/scheme. An attacker can craft collection documentation containing javascript: URLs that execute arbitrary code in the browser with the same origin privileges as the Hub UI. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user to view and click the malicious link in the documentation page.

## Affected products

- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6, 2.7

## Timeline

- 2026-10-15: disclosed

## References

- [https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/](https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/)
- [https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-109131](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-109131)

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