CVE-2026-44191 HIGH

CVE-2026-44191: Ansible-lightspeed: visual studio code ansible lightspeed extension: remote code execution via command injection in configuration settings

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Weakness CWE-78
Published July 22, 2026
Last update July 22, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 22, 2026 CVE published
July 22, 2026 Record updated

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