Description
A flaw was found in Open Cluster Management (OCM), the technology underlying Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM). Improper validation of Kubernetes client certificate renewal allows a managed cluster administrator to forge a client certificate that can be approved by the OCM controller. This enables cross-cluster privilege escalation and may allow an attacker to gain control over other managed clusters, including the hub cluster.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.2/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.1 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.11 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.6 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.9 | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.1 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.11 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.6 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8 | — |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.9 | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11414
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13542
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13853
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8218
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9848
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4740Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.arfevrier.fr/open-cluster-management-cross-cluster-escape/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450590Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11414
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13542
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13853
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8218
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9848
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4740Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450590Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4740.json
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 7, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified