CVE-2026-12564 (GCVE-0-2026-12564)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 15:50 – Updated: 2026-08-18 19:53
VLAI
Title
Automation-controller: automation-controller: kubernetes service account token exfiltration via hashicorp vault credential ssrf
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-18 19:43 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
References
URL Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12564 vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490556 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2     cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
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Date Public
2026-07-17 00:00
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