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TI-2026-47427 Aliases CVE-2026-66782GHSA-4mpr-hwg7-q5x5

Submariner-operator: operator clusterrole grants cluster-wide create/update on all configmaps

Priority LOW 28CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

A flaw was found in the Submariner operator. This vulnerability allows for the exposure of a long-lived broker service account (SA) bearer token within the Submariner Custom Resource (CR) specification. An attacker with access to the cluster's etcd database or through `kubectl get` commands could obtain this token. The possession of this token grants full control over the mesh network, enabling unauthorized management of network resources such as endpoints and secrets.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00376 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16—1790670243Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16—1790670912Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17—1788105072Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17—1788073481Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2——No fix listedCNA
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790670243 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790670912 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1788105072 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1788073481 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.16::el92.16—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.17::el92.17—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:22—Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.16::el9 Versions 2.16 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.17::el9 Versions 2.17 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2 Versions 2 — ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:85227 Released 2026-10-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    Submariner v0.23 security fixes and container updates
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/lighthouse-agent-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/lighthouse-coredns-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/subctl-rhel9 +4
  • RHSA-2026:63016 Released 2026-09-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    Submariner v0.24 security fixes and container updates
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/lighthouse-agent-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/lighthouse-coredns-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/subctl-rhel9 +4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 — RHSA-2026:63016

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-47432 Lighthouse: lighthouse: arbitrary namespace injection via attacker-controlled broker labelPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-47431 Lighthouse: lighthouse: cross-cluster dns spoofing via unvalidated endpointslice ip addressesPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-47429 Submariner: submariner: missing validation of remote endpoint subnets and clusterid enables cross-cluster traffic hijackPriority LOW 39
    Show all 7 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 — RHSA-2026:85227

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-47432 Lighthouse: lighthouse: arbitrary namespace injection via attacker-controlled broker labelPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-47431 Lighthouse: lighthouse: cross-cluster dns spoofing via unvalidated endpointslice ip addressesPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-47429 Submariner: submariner: missing validation of remote endpoint subnets and clusterid enables cross-cluster traffic hijackPriority LOW 39
    Show all 7 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16Fixed RHSA-2026:85227
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17Fixed RHSA-2026:63016
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-66782
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4mpr-hwg7-q5x5
  3. 2026-10-19 Fix available: rhacm2/subctl-rhel9@1790670243, rhacm2/submariner-rhel9-operator@1790670912 · CNA
  4. 2026-10-19 1 new reference · CNA
  5. 2026-10-20 Fix available: RHSA-2026:85227 · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-20 Fix available: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

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  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-03949 Out-of-bounds write in ESXi and Horizon DaaS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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