Awx: awx: privilege escalation to openshift namespace via pod_spec_override injection in container groups (Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.41 % · percentile 35 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
A flaw was found in AWX. The container group pod_spec_override field uses an incomplete blocklist that only restricts automountServiceAccountToken, allowing injection of initContainers, serviceAccountName overrides, and projected service account token volumes. An AAP platform administrator can exploit this to escalate privileges to OpenShift namespace-level access and exfiltrate namespace secrets.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-184 — Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
References
- 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-2026:71177
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-75884
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2517893
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-85639
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-75884
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 1789580684 < * |
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 |