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CVE-2026-70495

Search-v2-operator: search-v2-operator: cluster-wide impersonate on users/groups shared across 4 pods grants hub system:masters

Published: Aug 17, 2026Updated: Aug 27, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-269
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

Red Hat
commercial·US
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11On-premSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13On-premSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14On-premSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

Exploitability

Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60386
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60387
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388
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