critical9.3
CVE-2026-53475
Assisted Migration Agent: Hardcoded insecure Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections during vCenter communication
Impact
A 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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent | < 0.16.0 | 0.16.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kubev2v | Assisted Migration Agent | before 2026-06-10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8g5p-jxp9-457c
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53475
- https://github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent/pull/268
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53475
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487232
- https://github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent/commit/b940fec9f5032a0801e994054d30e81d64b2942a