RCE in Red Hat Multicluster Engine For Kubernetes
CVE-2026-73268
A flaw was found in the cluster-curator-controller component of multicluster engine (MCE). A tenant with create or update permissions on ClusterCurator resources can inject an arbitrary Job specification. This is possible because the CreateJob() function does not validate user-controlled input when unmarshaling the spec.install.overrideJob raw extension. Successful exploitation allows the injected Job to run with the controller's elevated privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation, potentially accessing cluster-wide secrets.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.009 (57.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.3% 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: 0.009 · change: +0.004
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73268 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59556 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59593 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59557 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59558 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59559 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59579 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-73268?
- CVE-2026-73268 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Multicluster Engine For Kubernetes, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-73268?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.