CVE-2026-70495 PUBLISHED

Search-v2-operator: search-v2-operator: cluster-wide impersonate on users/groups shared across 4 pods grants hub system:masters

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 04.08.2026 Published: 17.08.2026 Updated: 17.08.2026

A flaw was found in search-v2-operator. This component's search-serviceaccount has overly broad permissions, allowing it to impersonate users and groups across the entire cluster. If an attacker gains access to any of the pods running under this service account, they could exploit this to achieve system:masters access, granting them full control over the cluster.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
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.

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Privilege Management CWE