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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-71467 EUVD-2026-56897GHSA-8x2m-938h-j94g

Acm-search-v2-api-rhel9: search-v2-api: authentication bypass on /federated via upgrade: websocket header spoofing

Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 26, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in search-v2-api. The authentication middleware in the affected component unconditionally skips authentication when a request includes an `Upgrade: websocket` header. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the `/federated` endpoint with the `Upgrade: websocket` header. This allows the attacker to bypass authentication and access federated search results across all configured remote managed hubs, leading to information disclosure.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 — —

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