Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-17
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.11::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.14::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.16::el9
References

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.13::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.15::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.17::el9
References

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes
Vendors & Products Redhat advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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References
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None

threat_severity

Important


Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Search-v2-operator: search-v2-operator: cluster-wide impersonate on users/groups shared across 4 pods grants hub system:masters
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat acm
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat acm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Redhat Acm Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T02:16:24.168Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T15:54:13.587Z

Link: CVE-2026-70495

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T12:32:46.003Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-17T20:16:45.653

Modified: 2026-08-27T04:16:46.723

Link: CVE-2026-70495

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-17T19:10:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-70495 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T21:19:34Z

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