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CVE-2026-75884

9.1 CRITICAL

Published 2026-09-23 · Updated 2026-09-24

AI risk analysis

Summary
The flaw in AWX allows an attacker to inject initContainers, serviceAccountName overrides, and projected service account token volumes, leading to privilege escalation and potential exfiltration of namespace secrets.
Exploitability
Exploitation requires access to the affected AWX instance and the ability to modify pod_spec_override, making it moderately difficult.
Blast radius
If exploited, this can result in unauthorized access to OpenShift namespace secrets, potentially leading to data exfiltration and broader system compromise.
Detection
No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation
Upgrade to the latest version of AWX, ensuring all security patches are applied.
privilege-escalationsecrets-exfiltrationcontainer-security

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NVD 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.

CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-184

All references

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