Medium severity · published Sep 12, 2024
CVE-2024-6840
Automation-controller: gain access to the k8s api server via job execution with container group
6.6
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
Affected product
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8
Red Hat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6840
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6840
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6428
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6840
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2298492
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