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Vendor Workaround
To mitigate this vulnerability, configure the Ansible Operator watch to explicitly mark custom resource (CR) spec values as unsafe. This can be achieved by setting `markUnsafe: true` in the `watches.yaml` configuration for the affected operator. This action prevents Jinja2 template injection by ensuring CR spec fields are not evaluated as templates. A restart of the operator pod may be required for the changes to take effect.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | A flaw was found in Ansible Operator Plugins. A low-privileged Kubernetes user can exploit a Jinja2 template injection vulnerability by crafting malicious custom resource (CR) specification values. These values are processed by Ansible without proper sanitization, allowing embedded Jinja2 expressions to be executed within the operator pod. This can lead to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation, granting the attacker control over the operator's service account with cluster-wide permissions. | |
| Title | Ansible-operator-plugins: ansible operator plugins: arbitrary code execution via jinja2 template injection | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat acm Redhat ansible Automation Platform Redhat container Native Virtualization Redhat migration Toolkit Applications Redhat migration Toolkit Virtualization Redhat openshift Redhat openstack Redhat rhmt Redhat service Mesh Redhat stf |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-1336 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2 cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4 cpe:/a:redhat:migration_toolkit_applications:8 cpe:/a:redhat:migration_toolkit_virtualization:2 cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:16.2 cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.1 cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:18.0 cpe:/a:redhat:rhmt:1 cpe:/a:redhat:service_mesh:3 cpe:/a:redhat:stf:1.5 |
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Redhat
Redhat acm Redhat ansible Automation Platform Redhat container Native Virtualization Redhat migration Toolkit Applications Redhat migration Toolkit Virtualization Redhat openshift Redhat openstack Redhat rhmt Redhat service Mesh Redhat stf |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-15T15:36:57.191Z
Reserved: 2026-09-17T13:53:53.998Z
Link: CVE-2026-92982
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-10-15T16:18:23.657
Modified: 2026-10-15T16:33:26.290
Link: CVE-2026-92982
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