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CVE-2026-71470 A flaw was found in the search-v2-operator

Description

A flaw was found in the search-v2-operator. This vulnerability allows a privileged user, specifically a Custom Resource (CR) editor, to manipulate Search CR fields such as imageOverride, arguments, and environment variables without proper validation. By exploiting this, an attacker can mount arbitrary secrets into a search container's environment or replace the container image with an attacker-controlled one. This leads to privilege escalation and can result in a full cluster compromise due to the ServiceAccount's extensive impersonation permissions.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 1787688827 earliest → < 1787688827 1787688827
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 1787682112 earliest → < 1787682112 1787682112
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 1787682033 earliest → < 1787682033 1787682033
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 1787681674 earliest → < 1787681674 1787681674
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 1787681686 earliest → < 1787681686 1787681686
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 1787681651 earliest → < 1787681651 1787681651

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