CVE-2026-66787
Reported by redhat · Published August 20, 2026
A flaw was found in the lighthouse component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes. This vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of advertised IP addresses within EndpointSlice objects. A compromised spoke cluster can exploit this by creating EndpointSlices with attacker-controlled IP addresses, causing other clusters' lighthouse DNS to redirect legitimate service traffic to malicious endpoints. This enables a remote attacker to conduct transparent Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks on cross-cluster service communications, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure and data manipulation.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | 1788023916 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | 1788023940 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | 1788105072 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | 1788073481 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | 1788105072 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | 1788023916 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | 1788023940 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | 1788073481 |
Timeline
- Aug 20, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 21, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 2, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2026 CVE Updated
- Sep 4, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Sep 4, 2026 Security Advisory
- Sep 9, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 17, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 18, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- RHSA-2026:63016 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2507532 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT