CVE-2026-112305

Semaphore UI through 2.19.16 RCE via Task Environment Ansible Variable Override

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 19, 2026 at 03:28 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 06:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSemaphore

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Semaphore UI through 2.19.16 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows users with the task_runner role to override protected Ansible variables by supplying arbitrary keys in the task environment JSON. Attackers can POST tasks setting ansible_ssh_common_args with a ProxyCommand or ansible_connection=local to execute commands as the Semaphore server user, exposing encryption keys, SSH keys and stored secrets.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-915

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