CVE-2026-70496Search-v2-operator: search-v2-operator: operator clusterrole is cluster-admin equivalent via impersonate, rbac write, csr approve, and manifestwork
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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.
- CVSS
- 9.9 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-250
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
from 1787688827 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60386vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60387vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60389vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60391vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-70496vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511032issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat
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