Assisted-migration-agent: tls verification disabled on all vcenter connections

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-53475
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-10 15:16:42 UTC
Updated2026-06-16 14:41:25 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in assisted-migration-agent. The application hardcodes insecure Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections when communicating with vCenter. This vulnerability allows a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacker to intercept and harvest vCenter administrator credentials. This can lead to unauthorized access to vCenter.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.4 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.002530000 probability, percentile 0.163310000 (date 2026-06-22)

Problem Types: CWE-295 | CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary9.3CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS9.3CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kubev2v Assisted Migration Agent All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53475 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi [email protected] bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent/pull/268 [email protected] github.com Patch
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-06-09T18:32:56.952ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2026-06-07T00:00:00.000ZMade public.
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