Automation-controller: automation-controller: kubernetes service account token exfiltration via hashicorp vault credential ssrf (Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.35 % · percentile 28 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
A flaw was found in the AAP Controller's HashiCorp Vault credential plugin. The kubernetes_auth() function in awx_plugins/credentials/hashivault.py reads the controller pod's Kubernetes service account token and sends it to an attacker-controlled URL when a HashiCorp Vault Secret Lookup credential with kubernetes_role authentication is tested. An authenticated attacker with credential-creation privileges can exfiltrate the service account token, gaining Kubernetes API access to the control plane namespaces with full pod CRUD and secret read permissions, including database credentials and the Django SECRET_KEY.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67279
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71115
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12564
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490556
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-61012
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-12564
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 | unaffected 0:4.5.36-1.el8ap < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 | unaffected 0:4.5.36-1.el9ap < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | unaffected 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | unaffected 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | unaffected 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 | unaffected 1789673739 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 | unaffected 1788918363 < * |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |