CVE-2025-9909
Received Received - Intake
Credential Theft via Route Manipulation in Red Hat Ansible Gateway

Publication date: 2026-02-27

Last updated on: 2026-03-25

Assigner: Red Hat, Inc.

Description
A flaw was found in the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Gateway route creation component. This vulnerability allows credential theft via the creation of misleading routes using a double-slash (//) prefix in the gateway_path. A malicious or socially engineered administrator can configure a honey-pot route to intercept and exfiltrate user credentials, potentially maintaining persistent access or creating a backdoor even after their permissions are revoked.
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Published
2026-02-27
Last Modified
2026-03-25
Generated
2026-05-07
AI Q&A
2026-02-27
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
redhat ansible_developer 1.2
redhat ansible_inside 1.3
redhat ansible_automation_platform to 2.6 (exc)
redhat ansible_developer 1.3
redhat ansible_inside 1.4
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CWE ID Description
CWE-647 The product defines policy namespaces and makes authorization decisions based on the assumption that a URL is canonical. This can allow a non-canonical URL to bypass the authorization.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Gateway route creation component. It involves the use of a double-slash (//) prefix in the gateway_path to create misleading routes.

A malicious or socially engineered administrator can exploit this flaw by configuring a honey-pot route that intercepts and steals user credentials.

This allows the attacker to potentially maintain persistent access or create a backdoor even after their permissions have been revoked.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can lead to credential theft by intercepting user credentials through misleading routes.

An attacker with administrative access can maintain persistent unauthorized access or create a backdoor, compromising the security of the system.

This can result in a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system, as indicated by the CVSS score of 6.7.


How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:

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How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?

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What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?

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