CVE-2024-6840 (GCVE-0-2024-6840)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-12 16:35 – Updated: 2025-11-20 20:56
VLAI?
Title
Automation-controller: gain access to the k8s api server via job execution with container group
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.6 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
Assigner
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Impacted products
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Affected:
4.5.10-1 , < 4.5.10-1
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