CVE-2026-44191 (GCVE-0-2026-44191)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-22 12:11 – Updated: 2026-07-22 18:48
VLAI
Title
Ansible-lightspeed: visual studio code ansible lightspeed extension: remote code execution via command injection in configuration settings
Summary
A flaw was found in the Visual Studio Code Ansible Lightspeed extension. This command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) arises from improper handling of the ansible.executionEnvironment.containerOptions and ansible.executionEnvironment.volumeMounts settings, allowing an attacker to inject shell separators. This can be triggered automatically during Language Server initialization or manually when executing a playbook. Successful exploitation leads to remote code execution (RCE) on the victim's machine with the privileges of the Visual Studio Code user, potentially resulting in a complete system compromise.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-22 18:30 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1082 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44191 vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466761 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2     cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
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Date Public
2026-07-22 12:06
Credits
This issue was discovered by Laura Pardo (Red Hat Inc.).
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