Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-67567Multicloud-operators-subscription: multicloud-operators-subscription: helmrelease chart applied with controller sa without gvk or namespace restriction
Critical 9.9
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw 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 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw was found in the multicloud-operators-subscription component. This vulnerability allows a tenant, who has the ability to create HelmRelease custom resources (CRs), to bypass existing security controls. The system's HelmRelease controller processes Helm chart templates using its own elevated ServiceAccount privileges without proper validation. This enables the tenant to deploy arbitrary resources across the entire cluster, leading to a significant security compromise.
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-441 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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-2026-67567 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2514224 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT