VDB
CVE-2026-72526
CVE-2026-72526
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.9 CRITICAL
Reported by redhat · Published August 12, 2026
A flaw was found in the multicloud-integrations component. The Application propagation controller processes the `ocm-managed-cluster` annotation from an Application Custom Resource (CR) without proper validation. A tenant with permissions to create Applications on the hub cluster can exploit this to target arbitrary managed clusters. This can force ArgoCD on the spoke clusters to synchronize attacker-controlled manifests, leading to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation on those clusters.
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
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 | 1787260689 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 | 1787259106 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 | 1787183407 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 | 1787238604 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 | 1787252179 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | 1787243221 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 | 1787252179 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 | 1787238604 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 | 1787260689 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 | 1787183407 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | 1787243221 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 | 1787259106 |
Timeline
- Aug 12, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 12, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 26, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 27, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 31, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2026 CVE Updated
- Sep 6, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Sep 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Sep 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
References
- RHSA-2026:60386 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:60387 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:60388 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:60389 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:60390 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:60391 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2514227 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT