# CVE-2026-70495: Search-v2-operator: search-v2-operator: cluster-wide impersonate on users/groups shared across 4 pods grants hub system:masters

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-17 · Updated: 2026-09-05

## Affected

- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/search-collector-rhel9: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in search-v2-operator. This component's `search-serviceaccount` has overly broad permissions, allowing it to impersonate users and groups across the entire cluster. If an attacker gains access to any of the pods running under this service account, they could exploit this to achieve `system:masters` access, granting them full control over the cluster.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9, rhacm2/search-collector-rhel9, 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/security/cve/CVE-2026-70495
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511031

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