Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (quic-go): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
WID-SEC-2026-2650 · first 05.08.2026 · updated 02.09.2026 · CVSS 7,5
What it is about
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform ist eine End-to-End-Automatisierungsplattform für die Systemkonfiguration, die Softwarebereitstellung und die Orchestrierung erweiterter Workflows. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Fedora Linux
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Install the updates provided by the vendor; details in the sources below.
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:50318 vom 2026-08-04 access.redhat.com
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-BD6DEBCFB6 vom 2026-09-01 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:62260 vom 2026-09-02 access.redhat.com
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-C33332BCF7 vom 2026-09-01 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
CVE: CVE-2026-40898
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.