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CVE-2026-12564

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

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None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • automation-controller

    Version range not reported

  • automation-controller

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  • automation-controller

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  • automation-controller

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  • automation-controller

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  • ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9

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  • ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9

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