Insights operator gather service account can read all cluster secrets
Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 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
The insights-operator-gather ClusterRole in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform grants the operator's service account read access to all secrets in every namespace. Improper privilege management (CWE-269) lets this service account read any secret in the cluster. An attacker with low privileges can run a pod with this service account mounted to read any secret.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
The `insights-operator-gather` ClusterRole grants the operator's service account read access to secrets in the core API group with no namespace or resourceNames restriction — therefore, access to every secret in every namespace in the cluster. Ref: https://github.com/openshift/insights-operator/blob/8f15e3157ff09f54ab22801f5b21da35a195cc6d/manifests/03-clusterrole.yaml#L368-L373 ``` - apiGroups: - "" resources: - secrets verbs: - get - list ``` By spawning a pod with the gather service account mounted, an attacker will be able to access any secret in any namespace. ``` spec: serviceAccountName:"gather" ```
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00446 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 9 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 1 without a fix
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | — | 1792974936 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | — | 1791842870 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | — | 1791632611 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | — | 1792879727 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | — | 1792874579 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 | — | 1791626249 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | — | 1791625576 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 | — | 1791980436 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | — | 1792771251 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1792974936 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1791842870 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1791632611 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1792879727 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1792874579 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1791626249 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1791625576 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1791980436 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1792771251 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.12::el9 | 4.12 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.14::el9 | 4.14 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.15::el9 | 4.15 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.16::el9 | 4.16 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.18::el9 | 4.18 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.19::el9 | 4.19 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.20::el9 | 4.20 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.21::el9 | 4.21 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.22::el9 | 4.22 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:5 | 5 | — | Red Hat |
- cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.12::el9 Versions 4.12 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.14::el9 Versions 4.14 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.15::el9 Versions 4.15 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.16::el9 Versions 4.16 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.18::el9 Versions 4.18 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.19::el9 Versions 4.19 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.20::el9 Versions 4.20 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.21::el9 Versions 4.21 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.22::el9 Versions 4.22 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:5 Versions 5 — ·Red Hat
Remediation
Fixed in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 1792974936 (RHSA-2026:90274), 4.14 1791842870 (RHSA-2026:82785), 4.15 1791632611 (RHSA-2026:82813), 4.16 1792879727 (RHSA-2026:89715), 4.18 1792874579 (RHSA-2026:89726), 4.19 1791626249 (RHSA-2026:83480), 4.20 1791625576 (RHSA-2026:83502), 4.21 1791980436 (RHSA-2026:83702) and 4.22 1792771251 (RHSA-2026:89198). The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5, and Red Hat's plan for it is none available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Red Hat 9 advisories
- RHSA-2026:90274 Released 2026-10-27 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.12.102 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/kubevirt-csi-driver-rhel8 +47
- RHSA-2026:89715 Released 2026-10-27 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.16.74 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/aws-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/azure-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel9 +47
- RHSA-2026:89726 Released 2026-10-27 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.18.59 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/aws-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/azure-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/azure-service-rhel9-operator +47
Show 6 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:89198 Released 2026-10-27 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.22.20 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/aws-karpenter-provider-aws-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/aws-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/aws-node-termination-handler-rhel9 +47
- RHSA-2026:82785 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.14.76 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-alibaba-cloud-controller-manager-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-azure-file-csi-driver-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-baremetal-rhel8-operator +9
- RHSA-2026:82813 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.15.70 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/kube-metrics-server-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-agent-installer-node-agent-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-alibaba-cloud-controller-manager-rhel9 +23
- RHSA-2026:83480 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.19.52 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-aws-cluster-api-controllers-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-azure-disk-csi-driver-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-baremetal-installer-rhel9 +17
- RHSA-2026:83702 Released 2026-10-20 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.21.39 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/insights-runtime-extractor-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/openshift-route-controller-manager-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-aws-cluster-api-controllers-rhel9 +25
- RHSA-2026:83502 Released 2026-10-20 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.20.43 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-cluster-kube-controller-manager-rhel9-operator, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-cluster-storage-rhel9-operator, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-cluster-version-rhel9-operator +13
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 and 8 more products — RHSA-2026:83702
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-73968 Container escape in insights-runtime-extractor via privileged execPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-71187 Server-side request forgery in OpenShift console via Helm chart URLPriority LOW 34
- Advisory ·
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 and 8 more products — RHSA-2026:83480
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-71187 Server-side request forgery in OpenShift console via Helm chart URLPriority LOW 34
Show 2 more groups
- Advisory ·
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 and 8 more products — RHSA-2026:83502
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-71187 Server-side request forgery in OpenShift console via Helm chart URLPriority LOW 34
- Advisory ·
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 and 8 more products — RHSA-2026:89726
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-71187 Server-side request forgery in OpenShift console via Helm chart URLPriority LOW 34
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:90274 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82785 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82813 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89715 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89726 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:83480 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:83502 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:83702 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89198 |
Not affected: 9 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22
Timeline
- 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93017
- 2026-10-08 Alias added: GHSA-97xr-6xrj-3f39
- 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-10 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: RHSA-2026:83502 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: RHSA-2026:83702 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator@1791625576, openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator@1791980436 · CNA
- 2026-10-20 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator@1791626249 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-22 Fix available: RHSA-2026:83480 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-22 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: openshift4/ose-insights-rhel8-operator@1791842870, openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator@1791632611 · CNA
- 2026-10-23 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82813 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82785 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 Fix available: openshift4/ose-insights-rhel8-operator@1792974936, openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator@1792771251, openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator@1792874579 +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-29 4 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-29 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 +1 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:90274 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89198 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89726 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89715 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
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Sources
- CVE-2026-93017 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93017 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-97xr-6xrj-3f39 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-93017 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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