Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform ansible-galaxy concrete_artifact_manager.py _extract_collection_from_git uri argument injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. The affected element is the function _extract_collection_from_git of the file concrete_artifact_manager.py of the component ansible-galaxy. Performing a manipulation of the argument uri results in argument injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-16493. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (affected version not known). This affects the function _extract_collection_from_git of the file concrete_artifact_manager.py of the component ansible-galaxy. The manipulation of the argument uri with an unknown input leads to a argument injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-88. The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in ansible-core. The _extract_collection_from_git() function in ansible-core's concrete_artifact_manager.py constructs git clone commands without a '--' (end-of-options) separator before user-supplied URLs when installing collections from git sources. An attacker who provides a crafted collection source URI containing git argument injection payloads can achieve arbitrary command execution when a user runs 'ansible-galaxy collection install' with the malicious source. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-11332, which hardened the role install path but missed the equivalent collection install code path.

It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-16493 since 07/21/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/21/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Automation Software

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• Red Hat

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• Ansible Automation Platform

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

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