CVE-2025-49521

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

Description

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.

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-2025-49521 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370817 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-49521?
CVE-2025-49521 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-49521?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2025-49521: 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-2025-49521 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-49521 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-2025-49521?
CVE-2025-49521 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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