# CVE-2026-84499: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform password disclosure in survey validation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-84499-a-flaw-was-found-in-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-s  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-23. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-84499 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.7 · Published 2026-09-23

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's automation-controller exposes encrypted survey password fields in plaintext error messages during validation. A lower-privileged user with JobTemplate Admin role can tighten survey constraints and trigger revalidation to recover passwords of higher-privileged users, leading to account compromise and unauthorized access to sensitive credentials.

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-2026-84499 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-84499 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-84499?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.7, published 23 September 2026.

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

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-84499?** 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-2026-84499 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-84499?** Check whether you run Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. 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

The vulnerability exists in the survey validation logic of automation-controller, where password-type survey questions are stored encrypted but incorrectly included in plaintext within HTTP error responses during length validation. An attacker with delegated JobTemplate Admin role can modify survey specifications to trigger revalidation of schedules or workflow job template nodes created by other users, extracting plaintext passwords from the validation error messages. This is an information disclosure flaw requiring authentication and specific role privileges to exploit.

## Affected products

- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

## Timeline

- 2026-09-23: disclosed

## References

- [https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/](https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/)
- [https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/)

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