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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2026-71469 json

Acm-search-v2-api-rhel9: search-v2-api: unbounded tokenreviews cache allows unauthenticated memory-exhaustion dos

published 2026-08-12 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-24 15 d ago also EUVD-2026-57687

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in search-v2-api. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending requests with unique random bearer tokens. Each unique token creates a permanent entry in the unbounded tokenReviews cache, which is not properly cleared. This can lead to memory exhaustion of the search-api pod, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 1787689524
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 1787263804
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 1786723845
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 1787238618
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 1787191668
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 1787229541

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-2026-71469 updated cvss 7.5

acm-search-v2-api-rhel9: search-v2-api: Unbounded tokenReviews cache allows unauthenticated memory-exhaustion DoS

  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-api-rhel9 1787689524
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60387
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-api-rhel9 1787263804
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60390
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-api-rhel9 1786723845
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60388
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-api-rhel9 1787238618
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60389
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-api-rhel9 1787191668
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60391
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 rhacm2/acm-search-v2-api-rhel9 1787229541
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60386
  • 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/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787688827, rhacm2/node-exporter-rhel9 1787263326, +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/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787682112, +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/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787682033, +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/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787681674, +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/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787681686, +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/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787681651, +39 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

Sources

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