# CVE-2026-66781: Submariner-operator: pprof debug endpoint enabled by default on 0.0.0.0:8082 without authentication

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- rhacm2/submariner-addon-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-addon-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-addon-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-addon-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-addon-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/subctl-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-addon-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/subctl-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-operator-bundle: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the Submariner operator. The Submariner Custom Resource (CR), used for configuring network connectivity, stores the IPsec pre-shared key (PSK) in an unencrypted format. This key, which is critical for securing communication between Kubernetes clusters, can be accessed by unauthorized parties. Such access enables an attacker to passively decrypt network traffic flowing between any two clusters in the mesh, resulting in sensitive information disclosure.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhacm2/submariner-addon-rhel9, rhacm2/subctl-rhel9, rhacm2/submariner-rhel9-operator or the other affected packages, 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-2026:60386
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60387
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60391
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63016
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85227
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66781
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507526

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