{"description":"Trending threats, MITRE ATT\u0026CK coverage, and detection metadata. Fed continuously.","feed_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/products/ansible-automation-platform/feed.json","home_page_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/","items":[{"_cs_actors":[],"_cs_cpes":[],"_cs_cves":[],"_cs_exploited":false,"_cs_has_poc":false,"_cs_poc_references":[],"_cs_products":["Ansible Automation Platform"],"_cs_severities":["high"],"_cs_tags":["remote-code-execution","xss","denial-of-service","data-manipulation","vulnerability","ansible","red-hat"],"_cs_type":"advisory","_cs_vendors":["Red Hat"],"content_html":"\u003cp\u003eRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform is affected by multiple high-severity vulnerabilities residing in several integrated third-party components, specifically \u003ccode\u003enode-tar\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003elinkify-it\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eprotobufjs\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003ebrace-expansion\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003efast-uri\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003eDOMPurify\u003c/code\u003e. These flaws enable a remote, anonymous attacker to compromise the platform's integrity and availability. Attackers can leverage these weaknesses to bypass existing security controls, inject and execute malicious client-side scripts via Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), manipulate critical data within the platform, trigger Denial-of-Service (DoS) conditions causing system unavailability, or achieve arbitrary code execution on the underlying server. While specific CVEs were not detailed in the advisory, the aggregation of these vulnerabilities presents a significant risk to organizations utilizing the affected platform, potentially leading to full system compromise or disruption of automation workflows.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"attack-chain\"\u003eAttack Chain\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA remote, anonymous attacker identifies a publicly accessible Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform instance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe attacker identifies or scans for the presence of the known vulnerabilities in third-party components like \u003ccode\u003enode-tar\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003elinkify-it\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eprotobufjs\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003ebrace-expansion\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003efast-uri\u003c/code\u003e, or \u003ccode\u003eDOMPurify\u003c/code\u003e within the platform.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe attacker crafts a malicious input or request specifically designed to exploit one of the identified flaws, such as a specially malformed data structure, a crafted URI, or an XSS payload.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe crafted payload is sent to the vulnerable Ansible Automation Platform instance, targeting the specific component or endpoint susceptible to the identified vulnerability.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe malicious input successfully bypasses existing security measures, such as input validation or sanitization, which are intended to protect against such attack vectors.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe exploited vulnerability leads to one or more of the specified adverse effects: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), data manipulation, Denial-of-Service (DoS), or arbitrary code execution.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe attacker achieves their objective, which could range from stealing credentials via XSS, corrupting system data, causing service disruption, or establishing a persistent backdoor through arbitrary code execution.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"impact\"\u003eImpact\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to significant and varied consequences. Attackers can gain the ability to bypass security measures, execute malicious scripts in user browsers (XSS), manipulate sensitive data, or render the Ansible Automation Platform inaccessible through Denial-ofService attacks. The most severe impact involves arbitrary code execution, which could grant the attacker full control over the affected system, allowing for data exfiltration, further lateral movement within the network, or the deployment of additional malicious payloads. The lack of specific CVEs suggests a broad risk across multiple attack surfaces within the platform's dependency stack.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"recommendation\"\u003eRecommendation\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply vendor security updates to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform immediately to patch the identified vulnerabilities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonitor for unusual HTTP requests targeting Ansible Automation Platform instances, especially those containing malformed data, URI structures, or common XSS payloads, which could indicate exploitation attempts.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnable comprehensive logging on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and underlying operating systems to detect anomalous process creation, unexpected network connections, or unauthorized file modifications.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n","date_modified":"2026-07-22T10:07:48Z","date_published":"2026-07-22T10:07:48Z","id":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-07-red-hat-ansible-multi-vulns/","summary":"Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, stemming from issues in components such as node-tar, linkify-it, protobufjs, brace-expansion, fast-uri, and DOMPurify. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit these flaws to bypass security measures, perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, manipulate data, trigger Denial-of-Service (DoS) conditions, or execute arbitrary code on the affected system.","title":"Multiple Vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform","url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-07-red-hat-ansible-multi-vulns/"}],"language":"en","title":"CraftedSignal Threat Feed - Ansible Automation Platform","version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1"}