Vulnerability in Kubev2v Assisted Migration Agent
CVE-2026-53475
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.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53475 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent/pull/268 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-53475?
- CVE-2026-53475 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kubev2v Assisted Migration Agent, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2026-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-53475?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.