CVE-2026-10059 PUBLISHED

Cluster-curator-controller: cluster-curator-controller: namespace admin can escalate to cluster-wide curator authority via clustercurator serviceaccount token

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 29.05.2026 Published: 05.08.2026 Updated: 05.08.2026

A flaw was found in the Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes ClusterCurator controller. A tenant administrator with namespace-scoped privileges can exploit this vulnerability by creating a namespaced ClusterCurator. This action inadvertently grants the tenant administrator the ability to mint a token for a ServiceAccount with cluster-wide administrative authority. This leads to a privilege escalation, allowing the tenant administrator to gain full control over the cluster.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes
Versions Default: affected

Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

Credits

  • Red Hat would like to thank Christopher Lusk (North Echo Security Research) for reporting this issue.

References

Problem Types

  • Incorrect Privilege Assignment CWE