ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
CRITICAL
Received
CVE-2026-66792
A flaw was found in the multicloud-operators-subscription component. This vulnerability allows a user on a managed cluster to escalate their privileges by creating a Subscription with specific, crafted annotations. Successful exploitation grants the attacker the ability to deploy resources into any namespace with the elevated permissions of the controller's Service Account, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over cluster resources.
Published 17 Aug 2026, 19:16 UTC
Last modified 17 Aug 2026, 19:16 UTC
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Attack profile
The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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