# CVE-2026-75884

AWX allows pod_spec_override injection enabling OpenShift namespace access.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2026-75884
- CVSS: 9.1
- Known exploited: not in CISA KEV as of our last sync
- EPSS: 0.41% (percentile 35.4)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2026-09-24)
- Weakness: CWE-184
- Published: 2026-09-23

## Affected

- AWX
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
- Red Hat OpenShift (namespace workloads)

## Impact

AAP admin can inject initContainers and override serviceAccountName to gain OpenShift namespace-level access and exfiltrate namespace secrets.

## Action

Immediate action required

## Recommendation

Apply vendor patches immediately; audit pod_spec_override usage and restrict AAP admin rights.

## References

- [advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113
- [advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114
- [advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71115
- [advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177
- [advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179
- [other] https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-75884
- [other] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2517893

---
Summary, impact and action are written by the vulneraibility.com AI analysis pipeline from the CVE record, NVD, CISA and FIRST data; verify against the references.