CVE-2026-84718 — Automation-controller: automation-controller: client ip spoofing in audit/access logs via unrestricted x-forwarded-for trust
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped production configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For hea…
Published: 2026-09-23 · CVSS: 4.3 · CVSS 3.1
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. In the shipped production configuration, the Controller trusts the client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header as the request's client IP without verifying that it originated from a trusted proxy, and selects the leftmost (attacker-controlled) header value. As a result, an attacker can forge the source IP address recorded for their requests in the Controller's audit and access logs, degrading the integrity of forensic and SIEM attribution. The flaw does not grant additional access.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7