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MEDIUMCVSS 6.6

CVE-2024-6840

CVE-2024-6840 updated by NVD

Modified
2026-11-06
Sources
nvd

Summary

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.

References

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