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GHSA-6C6P-J4GF-MJ2C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-12 21:31 – Updated: 2026-09-05 15:30

Details

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.

Severity

9.9 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-73268 (GCVE-0-2026-73268)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-12 19:05 – Updated: 2026-09-08 12:15

Title

Cluster-curator-controller: cluster-curator-controller: spec.install.overridejob allows arbitrary job spec injection

Summary

Severity

9.9 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-12 19:45 UTC

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

8 references

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59556	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59557	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59558	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59559	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59593	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73268	vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514219	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT

Impacted products

6 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.1	Unaffected: 1787201612 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.10::el9
Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.11	Unaffected: 1787238383 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.11::el9
Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.17	Unaffected: 1786750700 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.17::el9
Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.6	Unaffected: 1787264185 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.6::el9
Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8	Unaffected: 1787259011 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.8::el9
Red Hat	multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.9	Unaffected: 1787201646 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.9::el9

Date Public

2026-08-11 00:00

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