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CVE-2026-44190

HIGH
7.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
A flaw was found in the Ansible Lightspeed Visual Studio Code extension. This Command Injection vulnerability (CWE-78) allows a remote attacker to execute unauthorized commands on a user's system. The issue occurs because the `ansible.python.activationScript` setting, intended for a virtual environment activation script, does not properly validate user input as a file path. If a user opens or executes a specially crafted project, an attacker could exploit this to gain complete control over the user's system with the privileges of the Visual Studio Code application.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-44190
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Reserved
2026-05-05 15:02 UTC
Published
2026-07-22 12:06 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-22 12:06 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Co…
Vendor / Product
Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.8 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products (3)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 — —
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-78 cna Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
7.8 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References (2)
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