Privilege escalation in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2
CVE-2026-73122
A flaw was found in the multicloud-operators-channel component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM). This vulnerability allows a compromised agent from a managed cluster to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information. Specifically, the agent can read all Secrets and ConfigMaps within any Channel namespace on the hub, potentially exposing credentials for other tenants' Git and Helm repositories. This could lead to significant information disclosure.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73122 (vdb-entry)
- RHBZ#2514230 (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-2026-73122?
- CVE-2026-73122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-73122?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.