Critical

Awx: awx: privilege escalation to openshift namespace via pod_spec_override injection in container groups

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced 23 Sept 2026Source revision 1

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CVE-2026-75884

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-75884

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/2/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/3/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/4/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/5/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/6/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Related CVEs: CVE-2026-75884
Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

critical

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event: #1769 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:07:43 GMT
Publisher date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:39:52 GMT

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