CVE-2026-70496

criticalCVSS 9.9covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-19

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.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.26% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 18% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalCVE-2026-70496: A flaw was found in search-v2-operator. The operator's ClusterRole has permissions equivalent …nvd · 2026-08-19

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