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.
Published:Aug 19, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 27, 2026
EPS:Aug 19, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00258
CVSS Score:9.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Acm
Redhat
Acm
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes
Redhat
Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
