CVE-2024-6840

MEDIUM EPSS 34.3%

Published Sep 12, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

6.6 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published Sep 12, 2024 1y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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 Details

Base Score

6.6

Exploitability

1.3

Impact

4.7

Vector string

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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

User Interaction None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality High

Integrity Low

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

34.3% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-285

References 3

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

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.