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CVE-2026-71462: Observable Response Discrepancy

CVSS: 4.1v3.1MediumAwaiting analysis
Published 23-09-2026Last modified 16-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-71462 is a medium (CVSS 4.1) Observable Response Discrepancy vulnerability. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
16/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.26%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2026:71113RHSA-2026:71114

Timeline

  1. 23-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

StringListPathField.to_internal_value() calls os.path.exists() on unbounded user-supplied paths. 200 vs 400 response reveals existence of arbitrary absolute paths on the controller-web pod. Tenant superuser can confirm /etc/tower/SECRET_KEY, k8s service-account token, receptor sockets, ConfigMap mount points. Mainly impactful on managed AAP (ansiblecloud.com) where tenant admin != host admin.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

24-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.26%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

No affected systems are recorded for this record.

References

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