CVE-2024-6840

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

6.6 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Up 0.4 points since Sep 13, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.6

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

Record: CVE-2024-6840
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-285
Updated: 2026-11-05

EUVDEUVD-2024-48013 6.6

Record: EUVD-2024-48013
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-05

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-64w6-7xrg-vmhg 6.6

An improper authorization flaw exists in the Ansible Automation Controller. This flaw allows an...

Record: GHSA-64w6-7xrg-vmhg
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-285
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.6

Record: CVE-2024-6840
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-285
Updated: 2026-11-05

OSVRHSA-2024:6428 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Product Security and Bug Fix Update

Record: RHSA-2024:6428
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`python39-zipp` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:3.19.2-1.el8ap	0:3.19.2-1.el8ap
`python39-zipp` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:3.19.2-1.el8ap	0:3.19.2-1.el8ap
`python39-zipp` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:3.19.2-1.el8ap	0:3.19.2-1.el8ap
`python-zipp` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:3.19.2-1.el9ap	0:3.19.2-1.el9ap
`python3-zipp` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:3.19.2-1.el9ap	0:3.19.2-1.el9ap
`python-zipp` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:3.19.2-1.el9ap	0:3.19.2-1.el9ap
`python3-zipp` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:3.19.2-1.el9ap	0:3.19.2-1.el9ap
`python-zipp` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:3.19.2-1.el9ap	0:3.19.2-1.el9ap
`python3-zipp` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:3.19.2-1.el9ap	0:3.19.2-1.el9ap
`automation-controller-venv-tower` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap	0:4.5.10-1.el8ap

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`automation-controller-venv-tower` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap	0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
`python39-grpcio` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.58.3-1.el8ap	0:1.58.3-1.el8ap
`python39-grpcio-debuginfo` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.58.3-1.el8ap	0:1.58.3-1.el8ap
`python3x-grpcio` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.58.3-1.el8ap	0:1.58.3-1.el8ap
`python3x-grpcio-debugsource` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.58.3-1.el8ap	0:1.58.3-1.el8ap
`python-grpcio` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.58.3-1.el9ap	0:1.58.3-1.el9ap
`python-grpcio-debugsource` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.58.3-1.el9ap	0:1.58.3-1.el9ap
`python3-grpcio` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.58.3-1.el9ap	0:1.58.3-1.el9ap
`python3-grpcio-debuginfo` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.58.3-1.el9ap	0:1.58.3-1.el9ap
`python39-django` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.2.15-1.el8ap	0:4.2.15-1.el8ap
`python3x-django` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.2.15-1.el8ap	0:4.2.15-1.el8ap
`python-django` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.2.15-1.el9ap	0:4.2.15-1.el9ap
`python3-django` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.2.15-1.el9ap	0:4.2.15-1.el9ap
`automation-controller` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap	0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
`automation-controller-cli` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap	0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
`automation-controller` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap	0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
`automation-controller-cli` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap	0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
`automation-controller-server` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap	0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
`automation-controller-ui` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el8ap	0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
`automation-controller` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap	0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
`automation-controller-cli` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap	0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
`automation-controller` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap	0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
`automation-controller-cli` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap	0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
`automation-controller-server` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap	0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
`automation-controller-ui` Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.5.10-1.el9ap	0:4.5.10-1.el9ap

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts	NVD
Nov 5, 2026	facts	CVE List, EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-6840 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 For Rhel 8, published September 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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