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CVE-2026-70496Disclosure

LOWCVSS 9.9 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-250

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-08-20); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-08-20: 2Mentions · 2026-08-21: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-20: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-20: 2Technical Details · 2026-08-21: 108-2008-21
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
266.7%
Patch
133.3%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-08-202
Disclosure1Patch1
2026-08-211
Disclosure1
Full discourse3 posts
  • Daily CyberSecurity@Daily_CyberSec
    Disclosure

    Red Hat ACM privilege escalation flaws (CVE-2026-70496, CVSS 9.9) let attackers seize full cluster control. See the three Kubernetes bugs. #RedHat #Kubernetes #PrivilegeEscalation #CVE #ACM #CloudSecurity #InfoSec https://securityonline.info/red-hat-acm-cve-2026-70496/

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a new privilege‑elevation vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑70496) in Red Hat ACM with a high CVSS score, but provides no PoC, exploit code, active exploitation evidence, or patch information.

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  • キタきつね@foxbook
    Disclosure

    Red Hat ACMに最大CVSS 9.9の深刻な権限昇格の脆弱性（CVE-2026-70496等）が発覚 CVE-2026-70496 & CVE-2026-66794: Privilege Escalation in Red Hat ACM Hits CVSS 9.9　#DailyCyberSecurity (Aug 20) https://securityonline.info/red-hat-acm-cve-2026-70496/

    Post summary

    A new CVE‑2026‑70496 vulnerability (and CVE‑2026‑66794) has been disclosed, describing privilege escalation in Red Hat ACM with a CVSS score of 9.9, but no PoC, exploit, or patch information is provided.

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  • MalwareObserver@MalwareObserver
    Patch

    🐛 VULNERABILITIES (CVSS 9.9) CVE-2026-70496: — severity important — Red Hat Security Data (JSON) https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2026-70496.json #PatchManagement #Vulnerability #CVE

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE-2026‑70496 with a high CVSS score, links to Red Hat security data, and signals that patch or mitigation guidance exists.

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