9.3

CVE-2026-53475: kubev2v assisted_migration_agent Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS: 9.3v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-8g5p-jxp9-457cGO-2026-6232
Published 10-06-2026Last modified 10-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-53475 is a critical (CVSS 9.3) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in kubev2v assisted_migration_agent. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.50%
0%100%
Low · +0.25 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21761-1SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1

Timeline

  1. 10-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.25 pp

From 0.25% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Github.com/kubev2v1 product
  • assisted-migration-agent< 0.16.0
Kubev2v1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

7 links