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CRITICAL

CVE-2026-72508

CVSS v3

9.9

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

0.8 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2026-72508 Red Hat Product Security24 products fixed

    multicloud-operators-subscription: multicloud-operators-subscription: hub and spoke ServiceAccounts bound to wildcard RBAC (*/*/*)

  • RHSA-2026:60391 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.16.4 security update

  • RHSA-2026:60390 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.13.11 security update

  • RHSA-2026:60388 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.14.4 security update

  • RHSA-2026:60389 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.15.6 security update

  • RHSA-2026:60387 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes v2.11.11 security update

1 more advisory

Full record on NVD

Description

A flaw was found in the multicloud-operators-subscription component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM). This vulnerability allows a namespace-admin tenant to perform a confused-deputy attack by creating Subscription Custom Resources (CRs) that leverage a highly privileged ServiceAccount (SA). This enables the tenant to deploy arbitrary cluster-scoped resources, leading to privilege escalation and potential arbitrary code execution across the cluster.

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-08-12
Last Modified
2026-08-13

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72508?

A flaw was found in the multicloud-operators-subscription component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM). This vulnerability allows a namespace-admin tenant to perform a confused-deputy attack by creating Subscription Custom Resources (CRs) that leverage a highly privileged ServiceAccount (SA). This enables the tenant to deploy arbitrary cluster-scoped resources, leading to privilege escalation and potential arbitrary code execution across the cluster.

Is CVE-2026-72508 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-72508 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.8% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-72508?

CVE-2026-72508 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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