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.
CVE-2024-6840
CVSS base score
6.6 (v3.1)
Severity
MEDIUM
Attack vector
Network
Weakness
CWE-285
Last modified
November 5, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N