[UPDATE] [high] Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: Multiple vulnerabilities

highCVE-2023-23931 CVE-2023-40267

A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to execute arbitrary code or present false information.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Red Hat product: Ansible Automation Platform Remote code execution Information disclosure

What: Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or present false information.
Who is affected: Remote users of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform deployments are affected.
Urgency: High urgency; remote code execution in automation platform is a critical infrastructure risk.
Action: Apply Red Hat security updates for Ansible Automation Platform without delay.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-08-03
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2023-2266

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2023-239311.3% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 68% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2023-402670.98% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 59% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2023-23931	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2023-40267	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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