CVE-2026-73266
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CVE-2026-73266 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in the clusterclaims-controller component of Multicluster Engine (MCE). An authenticated tenant can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating ClusterClaim labels. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in the clusterclaims-controller component of Multicluster Engine (MCE). An authenticated tenant can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating ClusterClaim labels. This allows the tenant to force a cluster to join a ManagedClusterSet belonging to another tenant. Such unauthorized access could enable the injection of policies and workloads into other tenants' clusters.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.1 | All versions |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.11 | All versions |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.17 | All versions |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.6 | All versions |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8 | All versions |
| Red Hat | multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.9 | All versions |
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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