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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2026-10609 json

Openshift/cluster-logging-operator: cluster logging operator creates and forwards serviceaccount tokens without verifying clf creator authorization

published 2026-06-23 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 14 d ago also GHSA-9xm2-gw56-wj7m , GO-2026-6590 , EUVD-2026-38448

cvss
6.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A missing authorization flaw was found in the OpenShift Cluster Logging Operator. The operator creates and forwards ServiceAccount tokens to output destinations without verifying that the ClusterLogForwarder creator has permission to use those credentials, allowing a delegated editor to exfiltrate SA tokens and escalate privileges.

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/openshift/cluster-logging-operator 0.0.0-20260804174055-1864c2a9851d

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-10609 updated cvss 6.8

openshift/cluster-logging-operator: Cluster Logging Operator creates and forwards ServiceAccount tokens without verifying CLF creator authorization

  • Red Hat Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift openshift-logging/cluster-logging-rhel9-operator
    affected: workaround, no fix available

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/openshift/cluster-logging-operator
<0.0.0-20260804174055-1864c2a9851d
all versions
0.0.0-20260804174055-1864c2a9851d

Affected products

  • Red Hat Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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