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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-70495 (vdb-entry)
- RHBZ#2511031 (issue-tracking)
- RHSA-2026:60386 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:60389 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:60390 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:60387 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:60388 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:60391 (vendor-advisory)
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.