CVE-2026-75884: Awx: awx: privilege escalation to openshift namespace via pod_spec_override injection in container groups
A flaw was found in AWX. The container group podspecoverride field uses an incomplete blocklist that only restricts automountServiceAccountToken, allowing injection of initContainers, serviceAccountName overrides, and projected service account token volumes. An AAP platform administrator can exploit this to escalate privileges to OpenShift namespace-level access and exfiltrate namespace secrets.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can exploit this issue?
An AAP platform administrator can exploit it. The vulnerability requires high privileges in the affected application, despite being reachable over the network.
What access could an attacker gain?
An attacker can escalate to OpenShift namespace-level access and exfiltrate secrets from that namespace. The injected pod specification can add init containers, override the service account name, and use projected service account token volumes.
Which configuration field is involved?
The affected field is the container group pod_spec_override setting. Its blocklist restricts only automountServiceAccountToken and does not block the identified pod-specification injections.