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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.1

CVE-2026-71470 json

Acm-search-v2-rhel9: search-v2-operator: search cr imageoverride/arguments/envvar flow unsanitized into pods running impersonating sa

published 2026-08-19 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 14 d ago also EUVD-2026-62590

cvss
9.1
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 53%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in the search-v2-operator. This vulnerability allows a privileged user, specifically a Custom Resource (CR) editor, to manipulate Search CR fields such as imageOverride, arguments, and environment variables without proper validation. By exploiting this, an attacker can mount arbitrary secrets into a search container's environment or replace the container image with an attacker-controlled one. This leads to privilege escalation and can result in a full cluster compromise due to the ServiceAccount's extensive impersonation permissions.

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 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-2026-71470 updated cvss 9.1

acm-search-v2-rhel9: search-v2-operator: Search CR imageOverride/arguments/envVar flow unsanitized into pods running impersonating SA

  • 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
    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/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, +39 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

0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-913 Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

References

Sources

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