CVE-2026-12564Automation-controller: automation-controller: kubernetes service account token exfiltration via hashicorp vault credential ssrf
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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.
- CVSS
- 9.6 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-918
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 redhat:ansible_automation_platform | from 0:4.5.36-1.el8ap not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer | from 0:4.5.36-1.el8ap not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside | from 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67279vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71115vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12564vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490556issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat
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