CVE-2026-70495
Search-v2-operator: search-v2-operator: cluster-wide impersonate on users/groups shared across 4 pods grants hub system:masters
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 4, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in search-v2-operator. This component's `search-serviceaccount` has overly broad permissions, allowing it to impersonate users and groups across the entire cluster. If an attacker gains access to any of the pods running under this service account, they could exploit this to achieve `system:masters` access, granting them full control over the cluster.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11Red Hat |
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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13Red Hat |
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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14Red Hat |
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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15Red Hat |
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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16Red Hat |
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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17Red Hat |
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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2Red Hat |
References
- RHSA-2026:60386vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:60387vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:60388vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:60389vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:60390vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:60391vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-70495vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2511031issue-tracking
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