CVE-2026-84718Network attack vector

Audit attribution spoofing via untrusted forwarded header

Published Sep 23, 2026 · Updated Sep 23, 2026

Client IP spoofing in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform automation controller allows remote attackers to falsify audit and access logs. The controller trusts the leftmost client-supplied X-Forwarded-For value as the request source without confirming that a trusted proxy supplied it. Any network-reachable request can corrupt forensic and SIEM attribution, but the flaw grants no additional access.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Client IP spoofing in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform automation controller allows remote attackers to falsify audit and access logs. The controller trusts the leftmost client-supplied X-Forwarded-For value as the request source without confirming that a trusted proxy supplied it. Any network-reachable request can corrupt forensic and SIEM attribution, but the flaw grants no additional access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-84718
Published
Sep 23, 2026
Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Classifications
T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Red Hat Ansible Automation PlatformAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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