Privilege escalation in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2

CVE-2026-70495

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.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-70495?
CVE-2026-70495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-70495?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.