Cluster-samples-operator: role reads all secrets in openshift-config, not just pull-secret (Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.16 % · percentile 6 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
A flaw was found in the cluster-samples-operator. The RBAC Role coreos-pull-secret-reader in namespace openshift-config grants get, list, and watch permissions on all Secret resources without resourceNames scoping. The operator only requires access to the pull-secret Secret. If the samples-operator pod or its service account token is compromised through a separate vulnerability, an attacker could read all secrets in openshift-config, potentially including OAuth identity provider credentials, cloud provider credentials, and other sensitive cluster configuration.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-250 — Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-94581
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-107176
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | unaffected 1792826398 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 | unaffected 1792852494 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | unaffected 1792770602 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |