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CVE-2026-70496

Search-v2-operator: search-v2-operator: operator clusterrole is cluster-admin equivalent via impersonate, rbac write, csr approve, and manifestwork

Published: Aug 19, 2026Updated: Aug 27, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-250
9.9CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63.0%
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. 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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
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-250

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

2 techniques
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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