CVE-2026-93017
Insights-operator: gather serviceaccount has cluster-wide secret read plus nodes/proxy and cluster-reader
Description
The `insights-operator-gather` ClusterRole grants the operator's service account read access to secrets in the core API group with no namespace or resourceNames restriction — therefore, access to every secret in every namespace in the cluster. Ref: https://github.com/openshift/insights-operator/blob/8f15e3157ff09f54ab22801f5b21da35a195cc6d/manifests/03-clusterrole.yaml#L368-L373 ``` - apiGroups: - "" resources: - secrets verbs: - get - list ``` By spawning a pod with the gather service account mounted, an attacker will be able to access any secret in any namespace. ``` spec: serviceAccountName:"gather" ```
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 8, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 8, 2026, 3:17 p.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 | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Limit secrets read access to necessary namespaces.
- Limit secrets read access to specific secret names.
- Remove unnecessary permissions from ClusterRole.
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| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-93017 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515741 |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 08, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The `insights-operator-gather` ClusterRole grants the operator's service account read access to secrets in the core API group with no namespace or resourceNames restriction — therefore, access to every secret in every namespace in the cluster. Ref: https://github.com/openshift/insights-operator/blob/8f15e3157ff09f54ab22801f5b21da35a195cc6d/manifests/03-clusterrole.yaml#L368-L373 ``` - apiGroups: - "" resources: - secrets verbs: - get - list ``` By spawning a pod with the gather service account mounted, an attacker will be able to access any secret in any namespace. ``` spec: serviceAccountName:"gather" ``` Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-269 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/93xxx/CVE-2026-93017.json">CVE-2026-93017</a> Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-93017 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515741