Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform HashiCorp Vault credential plugin hashivault.py kubernetes_auth information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function kubernetes_auth of the file awx_plugins/credentials/hashivault.py of the component HashiCorp Vault credential plugin. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-12564. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (unknown version). This affects the function kubernetes_auth of the file awx_plugins/credentials/hashivault.py of the component HashiCorp Vault credential plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in the AAP Controller's HashiCorp Vault credential plugin. The kubernetes_auth() function in awx_plugins/credentials/hashivault.py reads the controller pod's Kubernetes service account token and sends it to an attacker-controlled URL when a HashiCorp Vault Secret Lookup credential with kubernetes_role authentication is tested. An authenticated attacker with credential-creation privileges can exfiltrate the service account token, gaining Kubernetes API access to the control plane namespaces with full pod CRUD and secret read permissions, including database credentials and the Django SECRET_KEY.

The advisory is shared at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-12564 since 06/17/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/18/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Automation Software

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• Red Hat

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• Ansible Automation Platform

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

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