CVE-2025-49520

Event-driven-ansible: authenticated argument injection in git url in eda project creation

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform’s EDA component where user-supplied Git URLs are passed unsanitized to the git ls-remote command. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject arguments and execute arbitrary commands on the EDA worker. In Kubernetes/OpenShift environments, this can lead to service account token theft and cluster access.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9986 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-49520 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370812 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-49520?
CVE-2025-49520 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-49520?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2025-49520: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Is CVE-2025-49520 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-49520 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-49520?
CVE-2025-49520 affects Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9.
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