RCE in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2
CVE-2026-71472
A flaw was found in acm-search-v2-rhel9. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker, such as a hub administrator or a Search Custom Resource (CR) editor, to inject malicious shell commands or SQL statements. This occurs because the WORK_MEM string provided in the Search CR is not properly validated before being used in a bash script and an SQL query. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution within the privileged postgres pod, potentially compromising the system.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-71472?
- CVE-2026-71472 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-71472?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.