CVE-2026-77968

A flaw was found in hawtio-operator. The operator's ClusterRole grants secrets: [create, get, list, update, watch] across all namespaces. While the operator uses a controller-runtime label-selector cache as a memory optimization, the ServiceAccount token authorizes read access to every Secret in the cluster. The operator also bypasses the cache via direct API calls. Compromise of the operator pod would yield read access to every Secret in the cluster, including bootstrap tokens, cloud credentials, and other operators' secrets.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-77968
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2524896

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-08 12:16

Updated : 2026-09-08 19:08

NVD link : CVE-2026-77968

Mitre link : CVE-2026-77968

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-77968

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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