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

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-70496
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-19 19:17:23 UTC
Updated2026-08-26 22:16:27 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.9 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.002580000 probability, percentile 0.171840000 (date 2026-08-26)

Problem Types: CWE-250 | CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary9.9CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS9.9CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2.13 unaffected 1787682112 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2.15 unaffected 1787681674 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2.17 unaffected 1787681651 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2.17 unaffected 1787229539 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60389 [email protected] access.redhat.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi [email protected] bugzilla.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60386 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-70496 [email protected] access.redhat.com
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Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-05-26T00:00:00.000ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2026-08-19T15:00:00.000ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

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