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Status published
Medium
CVE-2024-6840
Automation-controller: gain access to the k8s api server via job execution with container group
Vulnerability Description
An improper authorization flaw exists in the Ansible Automation Controller. This flaw allows an attacker using the k8S API server to send an HTTP request with a service account token mounted via `automountServiceAccountToken: true`, resulting in privilege escalation to a service account.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9
Vulnerable Versions:
4.5.10-1, 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap, 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 12th, 2024
Last Modified:
November 20th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N