CVE-2026-53475: Assisted Migration Agent: Hardcoded insecure Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections during vCenter communication
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.
Published Jun 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 14, 2026
Affected packages
github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Affected
- < 0.16.0
- Fixed in
- 0.16.0
- Check
go list -m github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
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.
References
- 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
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8g5p-jxp9-457c
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