Insights-operator: gather serviceaccount has cluster-wide secret read plus nodes/proxy and cluster-reader
The Insights operator's gather service account has cluster-wide secret read access plus nodes/proxy and cluster-reader rights in OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 through 5. The listed fix is 4.14.76.
- 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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean?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
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Specific setups only
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.14.76
- 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
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
The `insights-operator-gather` ClusterRole grants the operator's service account read access to secrets in the core API group with no namespace or resourceNames restriction — therefore, access to every secret in every namespace in the cluster. Ref: https://github.com/openshift/insights-operator/blob/8f15e3157ff09f54ab22801f5b21da35a195cc6d/manifests/03-clusterrole.yaml#L368-L373 ``` • apiGroups: • "" resources: • secrets verbs: • get • list ``` By spawning a pod with the gather service account mounted, an attacker will be able to access any secret in any namespace. ``` spec: serviceAccountName:"gather" ```
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- openshift4/ose-insights-rhel8-operator
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- openshift4/ose-insights-rhel8-operator
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- openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator
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- openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator
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- openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator
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- openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator
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- openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator
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- openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator
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- openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator
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- openshift5/ose-insights-rhel9-operator
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Questions about CVE-2026-93017
What should I do about it?
Upgrade to OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.76, the fixed version the advisory names. The facts give no workaround and no fixed version for other release lines, so check the advisory for those branches.Source: access.redhat.com
Is it being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data