Acm-search-v2-rhel9: search-v2-operator: search cr imageoverride/arguments/envvar flow unsanitized into pods running impersonating sa
A flaw was found in the search-v2-operator. This vulnerability allows a privileged user, specifically a Custom Resource (CR) editor, to manipulate Search CR fields such as imageOverride, arguments, and environment variables without proper validation. By exploiting this, an attacker can mount arbitrary secrets into a search container's environment or replace the container image with an attacker-controlled one. This leads to privilege escalation and can result in a full cluster compromise due to the ServiceAccount's extensive impersonation permissions.
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 52th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-913
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 36 / 40 · 9.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · redhat
- 9.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11
- 1787688827 and laternot affected · rpm
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13
- 1787682112 and laternot affected · rpm
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14
- 1787682033 and laternot affected · rpm
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15
- 1787681674 and laternot affected · rpm
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16
- 1787681686 and laternot affected · rpm
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17
- 1787681651 and laternot affected · rpm
Same product
red hat: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-67567Multicloud-operators-subscription: multicloud-operators-subscription: helmrelease chart applied with controller sa without gvk or namespace restriction39Monitor
- CVE-2026-70496Search-v2-operator: search-v2-operator: operator clusterrole is cluster-admin equivalent via impersonate, rbac write, csr approve, and manifestwork39Monitor
- CVE-2026-72508Multicloud-operators-subscription: multicloud-operators-subscription: hub and spoke serviceaccounts bound to wildcard rbac (*/*/*)39Monitor
- CVE-2026-72526Multicloud-integrations: multicloud-integrations: pull-model propagation allows hub tenant to target arbitrary spoke cluster via unvalidated ocm-managed-cluster39Monitor
- CVE-2026-70398Multicloud-integrations: multicloud-integrations: gitopscluster.spec.argoserver.argonamespace writes spoke bearer tokens to attacker-chosen namespace38Monitor
- CVE-2026-71472Acm-search-v2-rhel9: search-v2-operator: shell-command and sql injection in postgresql-start.sh via cr-supplied work_mem36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-913 · Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code ResourcesCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60386
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60387
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60389
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60391
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71470
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512149
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.