CVE-2026-75884 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-75884: Awx: awx: privilege escalation to openshift namespace via pod_spec_override injection in container groups

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Weakness CWE-184
Published September 23, 2026
Last update September 23, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 23, 2026 CVE published
September 23, 2026 Record updated