CVE-2024-6840
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2024-6840
- Assigner
- redhat
- Vulnerability Status
- PUBLISHED
- Published Version
- 2024-09-12T16:35:08.921Z
- Last Modified Date
- 2024-09-12T16:54:33.670Z
Weakness Enumerations
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6428 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6840 | vdb-entry x_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2298492 | issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6840 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-6840 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 13:13:12 | Added to TrackCVE |