A flaw was found in search-v2-operator. (CVE-2026-70496)
A flaw was found in search-v2-operator. The operator's ClusterRole has permissions equivalent to a cluster administrator, allowing it to impersonate other entities, write Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) configurations, approve Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs), and manage ManifestWork. This grants excessive privileges beyond what is necessary for the operator's intended function, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster.
A flaw was found in search-v2-operator. (CVE-2026-70496)
Description
A flaw was found in search-v2-operator. The operator's ClusterRole has permissions equivalent to a cluster administrator, allowing it to impersonate other entities, write Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) configurations, approve Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs), and manage ManifestWork. This grants excessive privileges beyond what is necessary for the operator's intended function, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.9critical
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-xg68-vc28-3f79
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-70496"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- CRITICAL
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Patch Information
Threat ID: 6a905402acd9273b4969706b
Added to database: 08/27/2026, 15:13:06 UTC
Last updated: 08/27/2026, 22:52:13 UTC
Views: 2
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