CVE-2026-12564

CRITICAL 9.6

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

CVSS Score

9.6

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-918
Vendor	red hat
Product	red hat ansible automation platform 2
Published	Aug 18, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

All versions affected

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12564 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490556

Credits

This issue was discovered by Chris Meyers (Red Hat).