CVE-2026-87872

Summary

A flaw was found in the OCAPI modules (ocapi_command, ocapi_info) of the community.general Ansible collection. The shared OCAPI request helper disables TLS certificate validation on every request and the modules expose no parameter to re-enable it, while sending HTTP Basic-Auth credentials to an https endpoint. An attacker positioned on the network path between the Ansible controller and the OCAPI-managed storage/enclosure device can present any certificate, intercept the session, capture the credentials, and tamper with responses.

Affected Software

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Weaknesses

  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation

Workarounds

Until fixed, only run the OCAPI modules against devices reached over a fully trusted/isolated management network path (no untrusted on-path segments), since certificate validation cannot be enabled. Treat the OCAPI Basic-Auth credentials as exposable in transit and rotate if MITM exposure is suspected.

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