Vulnerability · Published Aug 18, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-66783Submariner-operator: release workflow consumes same-org composite action via mutable @devel branch ref
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 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 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw was found in the `submariner-operator` component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes. This vulnerability allows a cluster administrator, or any user with permissions to modify the Submariner Custom Resource (CR), to specify an unvalidated image path. This lack of validation enables an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges across the entire cluster, including control-plane nodes, by deploying a malicious image.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 | 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 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-1357 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- RHSA-2026:63016 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:85227 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66783 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2507528 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT