Aap-controller: aap-gateway: account hijacking and unauthorized access via unverified email linking
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- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 2.5.20260422, 2.6.20260422, 4.6.28, 4.7.11
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
A flaw was found in the AAP gateway. The user auto-link strategy, introduced in AAP 2.6, automatically links an external Identity Provider (IDP) identity to an existing AAP user account based on email matching without verifying email ownership. This allows a remote attacker to potentially hijack a victim's account or gain unauthorized access to other accounts, including administrative accounts, by manipulating the IDP-provided email.
Timeline
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- django-ansible-base
From 2.5.0 · fixed in 2.5.20260422; From 2.6.0 · fixed in 2.6.20260422
- automation-controller
From 4.6.0 · fixed in 4.6.28; From 4.7.0 · fixed in 4.7.11
- automation-gateway
From 2.5.0 · fixed in 2.5.20260422; From 2.6.0 · fixed in 2.6.20260422
- automation-controller
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- automation-gateway
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- python3.12-django-ansible-base
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- automation-controller
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- automation-gateway
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- python3.12-django-ansible-base
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- automation-controller
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- automation-gateway
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- python3.12-django-ansible-base
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- ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9
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