# CVE-2026-75884: Red Hat AWX incomplete blocklist in container group pod_spec_override

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-75884-a-flaw-was-found-in-awx-the-container-group-pod-spec-override  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-23. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-75884 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.1 · Published 2026-09-23

AWX is a web-based interface for Ansible Automation Platform that manages infrastructure automation. A flaw in the container group configuration allows authenticated platform administrators to inject Kubernetes pod specifications that bypass security restrictions, enabling privilege escalation to namespace-level access and theft of secrets stored in the cluster.

Technologies: [Red Hat AWX](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/red-hat-awx). Vendors: [Red Hat](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/red-hat).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-75884 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-75884 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-75884?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 23 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Red Hat AWX.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-75884?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-75884 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-75884?** Check whether you run Red Hat AWX. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The pod_spec_override field in AWX's container group configuration uses an incomplete blocklist that only blocks automountServiceAccountToken, leaving initContainers, serviceAccountName overrides, and projected service account token volumes unprotected. An authenticated AAP platform administrator can exploit this to inject malicious pod specifications, escalating privileges within OpenShift to namespace-level access and exfiltrating namespace secrets. The vulnerability requires admin authentication and knowledge of the pod specification structure.

## Affected products

- Red Hat AWX

## Timeline

- 2026-09-23: disclosed

## References

- [https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/](https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/)
- [https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/)

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