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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-71470 EUVD-2026-62590GHSA-5g3m-2273-p6x6

Acm-search-v2-rhel9: search-v2-operator: search cr imageoverride/arguments/envvar flow unsanitized into pods running impersonating sa

Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Sep 5, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in the search-v2-operator. This vulnerability allows a privileged user, specifically a Custom Resource (CR) editor, to manipulate Search CR fields such as imageOverride, arguments, and environment variables without proper validation. By exploiting this, an attacker can mount arbitrary secrets into a search container's environment or replace the container image with an attacker-controlled one. This leads to privilege escalation and can result in a full cluster compromise due to the ServiceAccount's extensive impersonation permissions.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 — —

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