CVE-2026-53475

Assisted-migration-agent: tls verification disabled on all vcenter connections

Published Jun 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8g5p-jxp9-457c Assisted Migration Agent: Hardcoded insecure Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections during vCenter communication
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kubev2v assisted Migration Agent
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kubev2v:assisted_migration_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Kubev2v assisted Migration Agent
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kubev2v
Kubev2v assisted-migration-agent
Vendors & Products Kubev2v
Kubev2v assisted-migration-agent
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Assisted-migration-agent: tls verification disabled on all vcenter connections
Weaknesses CWE-295
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Jun 10, 2026, 2:51 PM
Reserved
Jun 9, 2026, 5:03 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 10, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:57 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 7, 2026, 12:00 AM