Apache CloudStack: Unauthorised comment creation and disclosure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Improper access control in CloudStack's annotation functionality allows unauthorized comment creation and disclosure. The addAnnotation and listAnnotation APIs perform an ownership check when an entity's UUID is specified, but fail to honor its result correctly. This lets any authenticated user write annotations to, and disclose existing annotations/comments on, an entity they don't own by simply supplying its UUID. This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.15.0.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 6 advisories
- RHSA-2026:60391 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.16.4 security update
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-multicluster-observability-addon-rhel9 +19
- RHSA-2026:60390 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.13.11 security update
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-multicluster-observability-addon-rhel9 +23
- RHSA-2026:60388 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.14.4 security update
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-multicluster-observability-addon-rhel9 +26
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:60389 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.15.6 security update
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-multicluster-observability-addon-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel9 +19
- RHSA-2026:60387 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.11.11 security update
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-prometheus-config-reloader-rhel9 +24
- RHSA-2026:60386 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.17.1 security update
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhacm2/acm-multicluster-observability-addon-rhel9 +31
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Apache CloudStack — lists.apache.org/thread/g6cwddtjrwbh1d56wjz4cfp3fzfm4kbc
19 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 11 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-44554 Apache CloudStack: Improper access control in Kubernetes Service (CKS) cluster manipulationPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-44020 Apache CloudStack: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Instance Reset Password Function in UIPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-42265 Apache CloudStack: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in webhook modulePriority MEDIUM 48
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60387 |
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60390 |
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60388 |
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60389 |
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60391 |
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60386 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-66797
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6777-p72p-347g
References
More Apache Cloudstack vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-27459 Apache CloudStack: SAML Signature Exclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-25607 Apache CloudStack: Unauthenticated cluster service port leads to remote execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-16183 Apache CloudStack SAML Single Sign-On XXE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-03843 Citrix Cloud.com CloudStack, and Apache CloudStack pre-release, allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2024-26763 Apache CloudStack: Integration API service uses dynamic port when disabled CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05854 Apache CloudStack 4.1 to 4.8.1.0 and 4.9.0.0 contain an API call designed to allow a user… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-66797 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-66797 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6777-p72p-347g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-66797 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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