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CVE-2024-6840

Automation-controller: gain access to the k8s api server via job execution with container group

Published: Sep 12, 2024Updated: Sep 12, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-285
6.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

An improper authorization flaw exists in the Ansible Automation Controller. This flaw allows an attacker using the k8S API server to send an HTTP request with a service account token mounted via `automountServiceAccountToken: true`, resulting in privilege escalation to a service account.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:HUI:NS:CC:HI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-285

Affected Products

Red Hat
commercial·US
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ci-cd
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ci-cd
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6428
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6840
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2298492
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