# CVE-2026-62284: OSAC operator: Kubeconfig credential-plugin execution and SSRF in console proxy

Affects osac-operator in remote or auto VM cluster mode, the default; local-only mode is not affected. Fixed in commit 7e4222b.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-114366
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 7e4222b
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

The OSAC Kubernetes operator's console proxy, in its remote and auto VM cluster modes, is affected. An attacker who can create or modify certain Secrets in a namespace the proxy can read could make the proxy run an arbitrary process under its service account and send server-side requests from the proxy pod.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- osac-project osac-operator: fixed in 7e4222b

## Description

OSAC operator is a Kubernetes operator. In the affected revision identified as 8220502, the `console-proxy` `RemoteConfigResolver` parses Kubernetes Secret kubeconfig data with `clientcmd.RESTConfigFromKubeConfig` without sanitizing the resulting `rest.Config`. An attacker who can create or modify a Secret labeled `osac.openshift.io/remote-cluster-kubeconfig`: "true" in a namespace where the proxy's RoleBinding grants Secret read access can supply `users[].user.exec`. When `rest.TransportFor` builds the HTTP transport for an upstream WebSocket connection, client-go invokes that exec credential plugin, spawning an arbitrary process as the osac-`console-proxy` service account inside the pod. Attacker-controlled `clusters[].server` also enables server-side request forgery from the proxy pod. Remote and auto VM cluster modes are affected, with auto the default; exclusively `local` mode does not read kubeconfig Secrets and is unaffected. The credential-plugin execution path is patched in commit 7e4222b; that patch does not address the described server-address SSRF path.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on osac-project osac-operator, upgrade to a fixed version (7e4222b) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

A flaw in how the operator handles kubeconfig credential plugins lets code run inside the console-proxy pod as its osac-console-proxy service account. It also lets the proxy send server-side requests to cluster server addresses an attacker chooses (server-side request forgery).

Source: https://github.com/osac-project/osac-operator/security/advisories/GHSA-5w5g-j6hw-6p8f, https://github.com/osac-project/osac-operator/commit/7e4222b6ab465fc00606c8cfed980b226820cb1b

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Deployments using remote or auto VM cluster mode, which is the default, are in scope; local-only mode is not affected. The exposure also depends on Secret read access in a namespace where the console-proxy has it, as governed by its RoleBinding. To check, look at the VM cluster mode setting and confirm whether the operator build includes commit 7e4222b.

Source: https://github.com/osac-project/osac-operator/security/advisories/GHSA-5w5g-j6hw-6p8f, https://github.com/osac-project/osac-operator/commit/7e4222b6ab465fc00606c8cfed980b226820cb1b

### What should I do about it?

Update the osac-operator to a build that includes commit 7e4222b. Until then, restrict Secret creation in the namespace where the console-proxy RoleBinding is deployed to trusted principals.

Source: https://github.com/osac-project/osac-operator/security/advisories/GHSA-5w5g-j6hw-6p8f, https://github.com/osac-project/osac-operator/commit/7e4222b6ab465fc00606c8cfed980b226820cb1b

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-62284

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## References

- https://github.com/osac-project/osac-operator/security/advisories/GHSA-5w5g-j6hw-6p8f
- https://github.com/osac-project/osac-operator/pull/321
- https://github.com/osac-project/osac-operator/commit/7e4222b6ab465fc00606c8cfed980b226820cb1b
- https://github.com/osac-project/osac-operator/commit/86466378aa3603253dca7fa2f59a2733af0dc092

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