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CVE-2026-53475 critical CVSS 9.3

Vulnerability in github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent (CVE-2026-53475)

Summary

Vulnerability in github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent (CVE-2026-53475). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to 0.16.0 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-53475 has been found in github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 9.3/10.
What to do: upgrade github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent to 0.16.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent CVE-2026-53475" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-53475 (github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent) — CWE-295 / CVSS v3 9.3
Attack vector: adjacent-network / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 0.16.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-295) exists in github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent.

🔥 Severity

Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.3/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 0.16.0.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify
    grep -r 'github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent' . | grep -v node_modules

    リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。

  2. 2
    Apply patch patch
    Upgrade github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent to 0.16.0

    ステージング環境で 0.16.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。

  3. 3
    Post-deployment verification verify
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

go github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.16.0"}]}]

References

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