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CVE-2026-53475 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.3) CWE-295 vulnerability in kubev2v assisted migration agent. O3 Security detects and blocks CVE-2026-53475 exploitation at runtime via eBPF exploit-chain detection and L7 egress monitoring, even on unpatched systems.

A flaw was found in assisted-migration-agent. The application hardcodes insecure Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections when communicating with vCenter. This vulnerability allows…

Published
Jun 10, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
Affected
1 product
Patched
See advisory
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Jun 17, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

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.

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
assisted migration agentkubev2v
< 2026-06-10
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Vendor / appliance
  1. Detect

    Inventory every kubev2v assisted migration agent deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above. Because the exploit targets the running system rather than your application code, also watch for exploitation at the network and runtime layer — O3 flags the exploit behaviour from runtime telemetry and egress traffic even before a vulnerable build is confirmed.

  2. Fix

    Apply the kubev2v assisted migration agent security patch or hotfix for CVE-2026-53475 on the affected version, following the vendor advisory for your exact build.

  3. Workarounds

    Cut exposure now: restrict the management/admin interface to trusted networks, segment the device, and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations and any WAF/IPS signature. O3's runtime protection blocks the exploit chain at execution, holding the line on unpatched or end-of-life systems until you can patch.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 detects and blocks CVE-2026-53475 exploitation at runtime: eBPF exploit-chain detection, plus L7 egress monitoring that catches the post-exploitation callback and severs the attacker's outbound channel.

Tailored to CVE-2026-53475. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.
O3 Security · Runtime Protection

Is CVE-2026-53475 being exploited in your environment?

O3's eBPF runtime sensors and L7 egress monitoring detect and block the CVE-2026-53475 exploit chain at execution — protecting unpatched and end-of-life systems until the vendor patch is applied.

CVE-2026-53475: Assisted Migration Agent… | O3 Security