CVE-2026-19274

CVE-2026-19274

IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) Build 1.0.303 through 1.0.323 IBM Instana Agent Operator could allow an authenticated Kubernetes tenant to hijack or permanently destroy another tenant's cluster-level RBAC permissions, caused by cluster-scoped RBAC objects being keyed solely by the bare CR name with no namespace disambiguation, allowing a same-named `InstanaAgent` CR in an attacker-controlled namespace to silently overwrite the shared `ClusterRoleBinding` or delete it outright and revoke the victim agent's cluster monitoring access.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-19274?
CVE-2026-19274 is a critical-severity vulnerability, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-19274?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.