# CVE-2026-75884: Awx: awx: privilege escalation to openshift namespace via pod_spec_override injection in container groups

> An AAP administrator can escalate privileges to OpenShift namespace level and exfiltrate secrets by injecting pod specifications via an incomplete blocklist.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fwqq-57j2-8r7g

## What is CVE-2026-75884?

CVE-2026-75884 is a critical vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8, published on 23 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in AWX. The container group pod_spec_override 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.

Weakness: CWE-184 (Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-75884?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-75884?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-75884 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-75884 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-75884 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-75884 is a critical vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8, published on 23 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-75884 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-75884/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-75884/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-75884
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75884
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-75884

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-75884/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.