Is there a public exploit for CVE-2026-126643?

No public exploit for CVE-2026-126643 was found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or public proof-of-concept repositories. That is an absence of evidence rather than proof that none exists.

How severe is CVE-2026-126643?

CVE-2026-126643 scores CVSS 6.5 (v3.1), rated medium.

6.5 Medium

A cleartext storage flaw was found in the AAP Gateway Operator.

CVE-2026-126643

A cleartext storage flaw was found in the AAP Gateway Operator. When reconciling an AutomationController, the operator reads the protected resource-server Secret (Secret/ -resource-server, key controllerresourceserversecret) and copies its plaintext value into the generated AutomationController custom resource under spec.extrasettings (RESOURCESERVER.SECRETKEY). Although the operator uses nolog to keep the value out of its own logs, serializing it into the custom resource exposes it to any principal able to read the AutomationController CR without permission to read the backing Kubernetes Secret, breaking the expected OpenShift RBAC separation between the two resources. The value may also propagate into Kubernetes API/etcd storage, GitOps and Argo diffs and history, rendered manifests, support bundles, and audit data. The resource-server secret is intended for trusted Gateway-to-Controller service authentication, and its disclosure may allow a user to impersonate a trusted Controller service and reach privileged service-index APIs.

Assessment

CVSS: 6.5 (v3.1)
Severity: Medium
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 12 November 2026
Last updated: 12 November 2026
Assigner: redhat

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

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