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Vulnerability · Published Aug 18, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-12564Automation-controller: automation-controller: kubernetes service account token exfiltration via hashicorp vault credential ssrf

Critical 9.6

In plain English

A critical-severity server-side request forgery in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 see references

Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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