CVE-2026-10079
Stackrox: stackrox: deploy-time policy enforcement and visibility bypass via label injection
Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS). When processing Kubernetes Deployments, ACS replaces deployment identity metadata based on the openshift.io/encoded-deployment-config label. A user with permission to create Deployments can set this label to "null", causing ACS to treat the workload as having empty UID, name and labels and namespace "default". This bypasses deploy-time policy detection and enforcement visibility, prevents correct persistence in Central and breaks violation reporting and compliance correlation for the affected deployment.
INFO
Published Date :
July 31, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 31, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes.
- Remove the "null" value from the openshift.io/encoded-deployment-config label.
- Recreate Deployments with correct metadata.
- Verify policy enforcement and reporting.
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| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10079 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2483158 |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 31, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:advanced_cluster_security:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4', 'packageName': 'advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:advanced_cluster_security:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4', 'packageName': 'advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-roxctl-rhel8', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:advanced_cluster_security:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4', 'packageName': 'advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-v4-rhel8', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description A flaw was found in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS). When processing Kubernetes Deployments, ACS replaces deployment identity metadata based on the openshift.io/encoded-deployment-config label. A user with permission to create Deployments can set this label to "null", causing ACS to treat the workload as having empty UID, name and labels and namespace "default". This bypasses deploy-time policy detection and enforcement visibility, prevents correct persistence in Central and breaks violation reporting and compliance correlation for the affected deployment. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-345 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10079 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2483158