Description
A flaw was found in the cluster-proxy service-proxy component used in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes (RHACM) and multicluster-engine (MCE). The service-proxy appends impersonation group headers to proxied requests without first removing caller-supplied values, and the spoke ServiceAccount holds unrestricted impersonation permissions. An authenticated hub principal can inject an Impersonate-Group header to escalate to cluster-admin on every managed cluster.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.10 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.10 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.11 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.17 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.6 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.9 | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46885
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47388
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47735
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47949
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47953
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47974
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48284
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-17107
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506771
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 24, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 29, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis