# CVE-2026-71846: Insights-client: insights-client: clusterrole grants cluster-wide secrets get/list/watch beyond least privilege

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-12 · Updated: 2026-09-05

## Affected

- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in insights-client. The component's ServiceAccount is bound to a ClusterRole granting cluster-wide secrets get, list, and watch permissions, while the code only requires access to a single specific Secret. This excessive privilege means that a compromise of the insights-client pod or ServiceAccount token would grant an attacker read access to all Secrets across the hub cluster, including managed-cluster kubeconfigs and other sensitive credentials.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhacm2/insights-client-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-2026-71846
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512569

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