Is there a public exploit for CVE-2026-84724?

No public exploit for CVE-2026-84724 was found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or public proof-of-concept repositories. That is an absence of evidence rather than proof that none exists.

How severe is CVE-2026-84724?

CVE-2026-84724 scores CVSS 6.6 (v3.1), rated medium. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%.

What does CVE-2026-84724 affect?

CVE-2026-84724 affects Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9.

6.6 Medium

An argument-injection flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller system-job subsystem.

CVE-2026-84724

An argument-injection flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller system-job subsystem. The system-job template launch endpoint stores a user-supplied "days" variable without running the integer validation defined elsewhere for that field, and the dispatcher flattens the management-command argument list into a single string with spaces before the job runner re-splits it, so spaces in the value become additional command-line arguments. Because system jobs are executed in-process on the control node without the container isolation applied to all other job types, an authenticated user with superuser privileges can inject arbitrary arguments — including Python's path option — into the control-plane awx-manage process, controlling its argument vector and the first entry of its module search path. Full remote code execution requires an additional import gadget that is not present in the current management commands, so the demonstrated impact is argument injection with control of the process search path rather than confirmed code execution.

Assessment

CVSS: 6.6 (v3.1)
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 23 September 2026
Last updated: 2 November 2026
Affected: Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
Assigner: redhat

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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