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.
History

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9
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First Time appeared Redhat ansible Automation Platform Inside
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat ansible Automation Platform Inside
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First Time appeared Redhat ansible Automation Platform Developer
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat ansible Automation Platform Developer
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.7::el9
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Automation-controller: automation-controller: kubernetes service account token exfiltration via hashicorp vault credential ssrf
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Weaknesses CWE-918
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2026-08-18T15:50:54.646Z

Updated: 2026-09-24T05:59:57.362Z

Reserved: 2026-06-17T20:56:28.490Z

Link: CVE-2026-12564

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T19:43:29.843Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-18T16:17:01.917

Modified: 2026-10-22T22:10:00.250

Link: CVE-2026-12564

cve-icon Redhat

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