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CVE-2025-49521 json

Event-driven-ansible: template injection via git branch and refspec in eda projects

published last yr. modified 6d ago also EUVD-2025-19586

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in the EDA component of the Ansible Automation Platform, where user-supplied Git branch or refspec values are evaluated as Jinja2 templates. This vulnerability allows authenticated users to inject expressions that execute commands or access sensitive files on the EDA worker. In OpenShift, it can lead to service account token theft.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 0:1.1.11-1.el8ap
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 0:1.1.11-1.el9ap
  • receptor ansible automation platform inside 2.5, ansible automation platform developer 2.5, ansible automation platform 2.5 1.5.7-2.el8ap
  • receptor ansible automation platform inside 2.5, ansible automation platform developer 2.5, ansible automation platform 2.5 1.5.7-2.el9ap
  • receptorctl ansible automation platform inside 2.5, ansible automation platform developer 2.5, ansible automation platform 2.5 1.5.7-2.el8ap
  • receptorctl ansible automation platform inside 2.5, ansible automation platform developer 2.5, ansible automation platform 2.5 1.5.7-2.el9ap
  • automation-gateway-proxy ansible automation platform 2.5 2.5.10-2.el8ap
  • automation-eda-controller ansible automation platform 2.5 1.1.11-1.el8ap
  • automation-eda-controller ansible automation platform 2.5 1.1.11-1.el9ap
  • automation-eda-controller-base ansible automation platform 2.5 1.1.11-1.el8ap

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:9986

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red hat product security vex CVE-2025-49521 updated cvss 8.8

event-driven-ansible: Template Injection via Git Branch and Refspec in EDA Projects

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 automation-eda-controller 1.1.11-1.el8ap, automation-eda-controller-base 1.1.11-1.el8ap, automation-eda-controller-base-services 1.1.11-1.el8ap, automation-eda-controller-worker-services 1.1.11-1.el8ap, automation-eda-controller-event-stream-services 1.1.11-1.el8ap Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 automation-eda-controller 1.1.11-1.el9ap, automation-eda-controller-base 1.1.11-1.el9ap, automation-eda-controller-base-services 1.1.11-1.el9ap, automation-eda-controller-worker-services 1.1.11-1.el9ap, automation-eda-controller-event-stream-services 1.1.11-1.el9ap
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:9986
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 receptor 1.5.7-2.el8ap, molecule 25.5.0-1.el8ap, receptorctl 1.5.7-2.el8ap, ansible-lint 25.5.0-1.el8ap, automation-hub 4.10.5-1.el8ap, ansible-creator 25.5.0-1.el8ap, +41 more Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 receptor 1.5.7-2.el9ap, molecule 25.5.0-1.el9ap, receptorctl 1.5.7-2.el9ap, ansible-lint 25.5.0-1.el9ap, automation-hub 4.10.5-1.el9ap, ansible-creator 25.5.0-1.el9ap, +43 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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