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CVE-2026-75884: Awx: awx: privilege escalation to openshift namespace via pod_spec_override injection in container groups
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-23 · updated 2026-09-24
- Weakness: CWE-184
Description
A flaw was found in AWX. The container group pod_spec_override field uses an incomplete blocklist that only restricts automountServiceAccountToken, allowing injection of initContainers, serviceAccountName overrides, and projected service account token volumes. An AAP platform administrator can exploit this to escalate privileges to OpenShift namespace-level access and exfiltrate namespace secrets.
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8: all versions — fixed in 0:4.5.36-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9: all versions — fixed in 0:4.5.36-1.el9ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8: all versions — fixed in 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9: all versions — fixed in 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6: all versions — fixed in 1789673739
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9: all versions — fixed in 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7: all versions — fixed in 1789580684
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 0:4.5.36-1.el8ap; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 0:4.5.36-1.el9ap; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 0:4.6.33-1.el8ap; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 0:4.6.33-1.el9ap; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 1789673739; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 0:4.7.17-1.el9ap; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 1789580684. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71115
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-75884
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2517893
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