Vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2
CVE-2026-70496
A flaw was found in search-v2-operator. The operator's ClusterRole has permissions equivalent to a cluster administrator, allowing it to impersonate other entities, write Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) configurations, approve Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs), and manage ManifestWork. This grants excessive privileges beyond what is necessary for the operator's intended function, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-70496 (vdb-entry)
- RHBZ#2511032 (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-2026-70496?
- CVE-2026-70496 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-08-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-70496?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.