CVE-2026-12564 CRITICAL

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

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF
Published August 18, 2026
Last update August 18, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 18, 2026 CVE published

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