CVE-2026-53475

Credential theft via disabled vCenter certificate verification

Published Jun 10, 2026 · Updated Jun 10, 2026

Improper certificate validation in KubeV2V Assisted Migration Agent allows man-in-the-middle attackers to steal vCenter credentials. Before b940fec9f5032a0801e994054d30e81d64b2942a, collector and forecaster credential paths disable certificate verification for vSphere connections. A network-path attacker can impersonate vCenter, capture submitted administrator credentials, and reuse them for unauthorized vCenter access.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper certificate validation in KubeV2V Assisted Migration Agent allows man-in-the-middle attackers to steal vCenter credentials. Before b940fec9f5032a0801e994054d30e81d64b2942a, collector and forecaster credential paths disable certificate verification for vSphere connections. A network-path attacker can impersonate vCenter, capture submitted administrator credentials, and reuse them for unauthorized vCenter access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-53475
Published
Jun 10, 2026
Updated
Jun 10, 2026
Vendor
KubeV2V
Product
Assisted Migration Agent
Classifications
CWE-295, T1557
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <b940fec9f5032a0801e994054d30e81d64b2942a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

KubeV2V · Assisted Migration Agentversion=0 <b940fec9f5032a0801e994054d30e81d64b2942a

Published CVSS scores

7.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
9.3Red Hat, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation
T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle

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