PT-2026-78561 · Red Hat · Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2+6
CVE-2026-70496
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Published
2026-08-19
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Updated
2026-08-27
CVSS v3.1
9.9
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
search-v2-operator (affected versions not specified)
Description
An issue exists where the operator's ClusterRole is granted permissions equivalent to a cluster administrator. This allows the operator to impersonate other entities, write Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) configurations, approve Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs), and manage ManifestWork. These excessive privileges exceed the requirements for the operator's intended function and could lead to privilege escalation within the cluster.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
LPE
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2.11
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2.13
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2.14
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2.15
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2.16
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2.17