RedHat Ansible Leapp Report Manipulation Exposes Controller Files
CVE-2026-68562 Published on July 30, 2026
Ansible-collection-redhat-leapp: ansible-collection-redhat-leapp: information disclosure via leapp report tampering
A flaw was found in ansible-collection-redhat-leapp. An attacker with privileged write access to a managed node's Leapp report content can manipulate it. When an operator runs a specific remediation task, this manipulated report can cause the Ansible controller to read its own local files and copy them to the managed node. This vulnerability leads to information disclosure, potentially exposing sensitive controller-side data such as private keys or credentials.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-68562 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public. 87 days later.
Weakness Type
Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
The product uses an externally controlled name or reference that resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-68562
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