Description
A flaw was found in aap-gateway, a component of Ansible Automation Platform's Event-Driven Ansible (EDA). An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS) authentication for event streams. This is achieved by manipulating the event stream URL and forging the HTTP Subject header. The system also inadvertently discloses the expected certificate subject in error messages, which simplifies the attack. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject arbitrary events into EDA, potentially triggering automated workflows.
Published: 2026-07-31
Score: 8.2 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Restrict network access to the EDA event stream endpoints at the firewall or load balancer level. Ensure that only trusted sources are permitted to reach the event stream ports. Additionally, monitor EDA event logs for any unexpected events originating from unverified sources.

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History

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in aap-gateway, a component of Ansible Automation Platform's Event-Driven Ansible (EDA). An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS) authentication for event streams. This is achieved by manipulating the event stream URL and forging the HTTP Subject header. The system also inadvertently discloses the expected certificate subject in error messages, which simplifies the attack. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject arbitrary events into EDA, potentially triggering automated workflows.
Title Aap-gateway: aap-gateway: authentication bypass in event-driven ansible via forged http header
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Redhat Ansible Automation Platform
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-31T19:00:47.232Z

Reserved: 2026-07-28T18:47:42.043Z

Link: CVE-2026-18141

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T18:58:42.023Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T18:00:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-295

    Improper Certificate Validation