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CVE-2026-12564

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

Published: Aug 18, 2026Updated: Sep 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-918
9.6CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-918

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
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ci-cd

Exploitability

Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67279
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71115
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