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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD9.6 Critical

CVE-2026-12564

Automation-controller: automation-controller: kubernetes service account token exfiltration via hashicorp vault credential ssrf

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
redhat

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8

Default version status: affected

  • 0:4.5.36-1.el8ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9

Default version status: affected

  • 0:4.5.36-1.el9ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8

Default version status: affected

  • 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9

Default version status: affected

  • 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9

Default version status: affected

  • 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6

Default version status: affected

  • 1789673739 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7

Default version status: affected

  • 1788918363 to < *unaffected

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