CVE-2026-44191

HIGH

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

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vdb Entry, X_Refsource_Redhat vdb-entry x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44191
Issue Tracking, X_Refsource_Redhat issue-tracking x_refsource_redhat
RHBZ#2466761
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466761

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0047
EPSS Percentile 38.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
Red Hat/Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Published Jul 22, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 22, 2026