# CVE-2026-107176: Cluster-samples-operator: role reads all secrets in openshift-config, not just pull-secret

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-07 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- openshift4/ose-cluster-samples-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- openshift4/ose-cluster-samples-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- openshift4/ose-cluster-samples-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- openshift4/ose-cluster-samples-operator: version range not reported
- openshift5/ose-cluster-samples-rhel9-operator: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the cluster-samples-operator. The RBAC Role coreos-pull-secret-reader in namespace openshift-config grants get, list, and watch permissions on all Secret resources without resourceNames scoping. The operator only requires access to the pull-secret Secret. If the samples-operator pod or its service account token is compromised through a separate vulnerability, an attacker could read all secrets in openshift-config, potentially including OAuth identity provider credentials, cloud provider credentials, and other sensitive cluster configuration.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openshift4/ose-cluster-samples-rhel9-operator, openshift4/ose-cluster-samples-operator, openshift5/ose-cluster-samples-rhel9-operator, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89198
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89341
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89626
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-107176
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523035

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