CVE-2026-6266
A flaw was found in the AAP gateway. The user auto-link strategy, introduced in AAP 2.6, automatically links an external Identity Provider (IDP) identity to an existing AAP user account based on email matching without verifying email ownership. This allows a remote attacker to potentially hijack a victim's account or gain unauthorized access to other accounts, including administrative accounts, by manipulating the IDP-provided email.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Puntuación base: 8.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.57%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 45
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement75 % - Impacto principal
T1078.001Default Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access85 % - Impacto secundario
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation70 % - Impacto secundario
T1098.001Additional Cloud Credentialspersistence · privilege escalation80 %
Acceso remoto a servicios (AAP gateway) con PR:L y sin UI. Auto-linkeo de cuentas por email sin verificación permite hijacking de identidades y escalada a admin. CWE-305 (broken access control).
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-305
- CWE-305
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13508
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13512
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13545
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6266
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458142
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13508
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13512
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13545
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6266
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458142
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-6266.json
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"source": "0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-305"
}
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "A flaw was found in the AAP gateway. The user auto-link strategy, introduced in AAP 2.6, automatically links an external Identity Provider (IDP) identity to an existing AAP user account based on email matching without verifying email ownership. This allows a remote attacker to potentially hijack a victim's account or gain unauthorized access to other accounts, including administrative accounts, by manipulating the IDP-provided email."
}
],
"lastModified": "2026-08-26T16:16:37.090",
"sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com"
}