CVE-2026-71465

Description

RunAdHocCommand.build_args() appends limit as bare positional (args.append(limit)) instead of using args.extend(['-l', limit]) like RunJob. A limit beginning with - is parsed as an ansible CLI option. Currently limited to short-circuit flags (--version, --help) since injected element displaces required pattern positional. Would escalate if ansible-core ever defaults pattern.

CVSS Vector

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71465
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512375