# CVE-2026-12726: Awx: automation-controller: awx: github webhook second-order ssrf via unvalidated statuses\_url exfiltrates pat credential

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-19 · Updated: 2026-06-22

## Affected

- ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9: version range not reported
- ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9: version range not reported
- automation-controller: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the AWX GitHub webhook integration. When processing GitHub pull_request webhooks, the controller stores the pull_request.statuses_url value from the webhook payload without validating that it points to a trusted GitHub API endpoint. If a job template is configured with a GitHub Personal Access Token as its webhook credential, the controller later POSTs that token to the stored callback URL when posting job status updates. An attacker who can submit a correctly signed forged webhook using the job template's webhook_key can redirect the callback to an attacker-controlled URL and exfiltrate the configured GitHub PAT.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9, ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9, automation-controller, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12726
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490796

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