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critical 9.9

CVE-2026-70496 json

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

published 2026-08-19 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 14 d ago also EUVD-2026-62678

cvss
9.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 1787688827
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 1787682112
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 1787682033
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 1787681674
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 1787681686
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 1787229539, 1787681651

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-2026-70496 updated cvss 9.9

search-v2-operator: search-v2-operator: operator ClusterRole is cluster-admin equivalent via impersonate, RBAC write, CSR approve, and ManifestWork

  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787688827
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60387
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787682112
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60390
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787682033
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60388
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787681674
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60389
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787681686
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60391
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787681651, rhacm2/search-collector-rhel9 1787229539
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60386
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 rhacm2/multiclusterhub-rhel9
    not affected: component not present
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1787685239, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787687062, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1787261499, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787682482, rhacm2/node-exporter-rhel9 1787263326, rhacm2/observatorium-rhel9 1787263596, +34 more Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1787263906, rhacm2/acm-cli-rhel9 1787259085, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787339249, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1787263757, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787644958, rhacm2/node-exporter-rhel9 1787263178, +37 more Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1787614805, rhacm2/acm-cli-rhel9 1786923505, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787339248, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1786976997, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787645355, rhacm2/node-exporter-rhel9 1787233241, +37 more Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1787238739, rhacm2/acm-cli-rhel9 1787238522, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787341780, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1787238666, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787645007, rhacm2/node-exporter-rhel9 1787238586, +39 more Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1786909435, rhacm2/acm-cli-rhel9 1786908319, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787339213, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1786909036, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787645431, rhacm2/node-exporter-rhel9 1786908949, +40 more Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1787229716, rhacm2/acm-cli-rhel9 1787227626, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787335105, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1787230287, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787316467, rhacm2/node-exporter-rhel9 1787230187, +38 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 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

  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

References

Sources

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