CVE-2026-70496
Search-v2-operator: search-v2-operator: operator clusterrole is cluster-admin equivalent via impersonate, rbac write, csr approve, and manifestwork
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
A flaw was found in search-v2-operator. The operator's ClusterRole has permissions equivalent to a cluster administrator, allowing it to impersonate other entities, write Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) configurations, approve Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs), and manage ManifestWork. This grants excessive privileges beyond what is necessary for the operator's intended function, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9
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- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9
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- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9
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- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9
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- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9
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- rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9
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- rhacm2/search-collector-rhel9
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- rhacm2/multiclusterhub-rhel9
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