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CVE-2026-84686 is an information-disclosure vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Controller notification templates. A notification-template administrator can replay encrypted values between password-related subfields of a notification template, causing the controller to decrypt and reveal credential tokens in plaintext. The issue affects Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 and 2.6 Automation Controller deployments covered by the September 2026 security updates.
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Notification-template type-switch replay can disclose Automation Controller credential tokens.
Automation Controller credential-token disclosure vulnerability involving notification-template encrypted-value replay.
Encrypted notification-template password fields can be replayed across subfields and decrypted by a notification-template administrator.
Automation Controller credential-token disclosure via notification-template type-switch replay.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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