Vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2
CVE-2026-72508
A flaw was found in the multicloud-operators-subscription component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM). This vulnerability allows a namespace-admin tenant to perform a confused-deputy attack by creating Subscription Custom Resources (CRs) that leverage a highly privileged ServiceAccount (SA). This enables the tenant to deploy arbitrary cluster-scoped resources, leading to privilege escalation and potential arbitrary code execution across 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: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.003
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72508 (vdb-entry)
- RHBZ#2514225 (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-2026-72508?
- CVE-2026-72508 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-72508?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.