Search-v2-operator: search-v2-operator: operator clusterrole is cluster-admin equivalent via impersonate, rbac write, csr approve, and manifestwork (Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.55 % · percentile 46 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-250 — Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
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-2026-70496
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511032
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-62678
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-70496
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat · Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 | unaffected 1787688827 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 | unaffected 1787682112 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 | unaffected 1787682033 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 | unaffected 1787681674 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 | unaffected 1787681686 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | unaffected 1787681651 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | unaffected 1787229539 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 |
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 |