{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-72508", "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "redhat", "dateReserved": "2026-08-11T17:40:07.962Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-12T19:41:18.859Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-12T19:41:18.859Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Multicloud-operators-subscription: multicloud-operators-subscription: hub and spoke serviceaccounts bound to wildcard rbac (*/*/*)", "metrics": [{"other": {"content": {"value": "Important", "namespace": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/"}, "type": "Red Hat severity rating"}}, {"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.9, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "format": "CVSS"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "rhacm2/multicluster-operators-subscription-rhel9", "defaultStatus": "affected", "cpes": ["cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2"]}], "references": [{"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72508", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_REDHAT"]}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514225", "name": "RHBZ#2514225", "tags": ["issue-tracking", "x_refsource_REDHAT"]}], "datePublic": "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-250", "description": "Execution with Unnecessary Privileges", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "x_redhatCweChain": "CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges", "workarounds": [{"lang": "en", "value": "To mitigate this issue, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes administrators should configure the application-manager addon to use the least-privilege RBAC variant. This involves applying the addon/manifests/permission/role.yaml configuration, which restricts the permissions granted to the application-manager ServiceAccount. Consult Red Hat documentation for specific instructions on how to apply custom RBAC configurations for RHACM addons. Applying this change may require a restart or reload of the affected components to take effect."}], "timeline": [{"lang": "en", "time": "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "value": "Reported to Red Hat."}, {"lang": "en", "time": "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "value": "Made public."}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "shortName": "redhat", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-12T19:41:18.859Z"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "cvelib 1.8.0"}}}}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "cpes": ["cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2"], "defaultStatus": "affected", "packageName": "rhacm2/multicluster-operators-subscription-rhel9", "product": "Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2", "vendor": "Red Hat"}], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "id": "CVE-2026-72508", "lastModified": "2026-08-12T20:17:49.650", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.9, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.1, "impactScore": 6.0, "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2026-08-12T20:17:49.650", "references": [{"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72508"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514225"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com", "vulnStatus": "Received", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-250"}], "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "type": "Primary"}]}

{}

{}