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CVE-2024-6840· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

Automation-controller: gain access to the k8s api server via job execution with container group

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 26/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.42% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: github.com/ansible/ansible automation-controller 4.5.10-1.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to github.com/ansible/ansible automation-controller 4.5.10-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

MediumCVSS 6.6 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 12, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 36th percentile

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Action score

26

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · redhat
6.6
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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • github.com/ansible/ansible automation-controller

    • 4.5.10-1 and later · before 4.5.10-1affected · semver

  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8

    • 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9

    • 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap and laternot affected · rpm

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8automation-controllerbefore 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8automation-controller-clibefore 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8python39-zippbefore 0:3.19.2-1.el8ap0:3.19.2-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9automation-controllerbefore 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9automation-controller-clibefore 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9python-zippbefore 0:3.19.2-1.el9ap0:3.19.2-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9python3-zippbefore 0:3.19.2-1.el9ap0:3.19.2-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8automation-controller-serverbefore 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8automation-controller-uibefore 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8automation-controller-venv-towerbefore 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python39-djangobefore 0:4.2.15-1.el8ap0:4.2.15-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python39-grpciobefore 0:1.58.3-1.el8ap0:1.58.3-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python39-grpcio-debuginfobefore 0:1.58.3-1.el8ap0:1.58.3-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python3x-djangobefore 0:4.2.15-1.el8ap0:4.2.15-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python3x-grpciobefore 0:1.58.3-1.el8ap0:1.58.3-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8python3x-grpcio-debugsourcebefore 0:1.58.3-1.el8ap0:1.58.3-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9automation-controller-serverbefore 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9automation-controller-uibefore 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9automation-controller-venv-towerbefore 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9python-djangobefore 0:4.2.15-1.el9ap0:4.2.15-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9python-grpciobefore 0:1.58.3-1.el9ap0:1.58.3-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9python-grpcio-debugsourcebefore 0:1.58.3-1.el9ap0:1.58.3-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9python3-djangobefore 0:4.2.15-1.el9ap0:4.2.15-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9python3-grpciobefore 0:1.58.3-1.el9ap0:1.58.3-1.el9ap

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Published before and after this one in the same product

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
github.com/ansible/ansible automation-controller4.5.10-1Vendor (CNA)
red hat:automation-controller-venv-tower0:4.5.10-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-grpcio0:1.58.3-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-grpcio-debugsource0:1.58.3-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-zipp0:3.19.2-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-grpcio0:1.58.3-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-grpcio-debuginfo0:1.58.3-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-zipp0:3.19.2-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python39-grpcio0:1.58.3-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python39-grpcio-debuginfo0:1.58.3-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python39-zipp0:3.19.2-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3x-grpcio0:1.58.3-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3x-grpcio-debugsource0:1.58.3-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-285 · Improper Authorization

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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