Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-66878Multicloud-operators-subscription: multicloud-operators-subscription: fetchchannelreferences honours channel.spec.secretref.namespace enabling cross-namespace secret exfiltration
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw was found in multicloud-operators-subscription. A privileged user, specifically a namespace administrator capable of creating Channel and Subscription resources, can exploit this vulnerability. By manipulating the Channel.Spec.SecretRef.Namespace field, the user can cause the system to copy sensitive Secret contents from other namespaces into their own, leading to information disclosure.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- RHSA-2026:60386 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:60387 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:60388 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:60389 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:60390 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:60391 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66878 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2514226 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT