CVE-2026-70496

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 v3 9.9 CRITICAL

9.9^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60386
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60387
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60389
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60391
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-70496
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511032

Configurations

No configuration.

History

26 Oct 2026, 11:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Se encontró un fallo en search-v2-operator. El ClusterRole del operador tiene permisos equivalentes a los de un administrador de clúster, lo que le permite suplantar a otras entidades, escribir configuraciones de control de acceso basado en roles (RBAC), aprobar solicitudes de firma de certificados (CSRs) y gestionar ManifestWork. Esto otorga privilegios excesivos más allá de lo necesario para la función prevista del operador, lo que podría conducir a una escalada de privilegios dentro del clúster.

Information

Published : 2026-08-19 19:17

Updated : 2026-10-26 11:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-70496

Mitre link : CVE-2026-70496

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-70496

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

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