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CVE-2026-70496

CVE-2026-70496 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.9 CRITICAL

Reported by redhat · Published August 19, 2026

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
9.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.111787688827
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.131787682112
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.141787682033
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.151787681674
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.161787681686
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.171787681651
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.171787229539
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.111787688827, 1787688827
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.131787682112, 1787682112, 1787682112
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.151787681674, 1787681674, 1787681674
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.171787681651, 1787681651, 1787681651
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.171787229539, 1787229539, 1787229539
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.161787681686, 1787681686
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.141787682033, 1787682033

Timeline

  • Aug 19, 2026 CVE Published
  • Aug 20, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 27, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 31, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 3, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 6, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Sep 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Sep 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Sep 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Sep 6, 2026 Distribution Patch

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