CVE-2026-73268: Red Hat multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.10 · Code Injection
Affects Red Hat multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.10Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.9 Critical.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hatmulticluster engine for Kubernetes 2.10 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hatmulticluster engine for Kubernetes 2.11 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hatmulticluster engine for Kubernetes 2.17 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hatmulticluster engine for Kubernetes 2.6 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hatmulticluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hatmulticluster engine for Kubernetes 2.9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat advises implementing strict Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policies to restrict create and update permissions on clustercurators.cluster.open-cluster-management.io resources to trusted administrators only. This limits the ability of less privileged tenants to exploit the vulnerability. Monitor the Red Hat advisory page for updates on patch availability.
Description
A flaw was found in the cluster-curator-controller component of multicluster engine (MCE). A tenant with create or update permissions on ClusterCurator resources can inject an arbitrary Job specification. This is possible because the CreateJob() function does not validate user-controlled input when unmarshaling the spec.install.overrideJob raw extension. Successful exploitation allows the injected Job to run with the controller's elevated privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation, potentially accessing cluster-wide secrets.
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73268 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514219 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59556 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59593 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59557 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59558 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59559 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59579 (opens in a new tab)