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CVE-2026-66795
CRITICAL

Managedcluster-import-controller: csr auto-approver does not validate certificate subject or signername (spoke→hub cluster-admin)

Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Nov 3, 2026

Severity · CVSSCRITICAL · Not scored
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood0.49%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026

Managedcluster-import-controller: csr auto-approver does not validate certificate subject or signername (spoke→hub cluster-admin)

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QFinch assessment

A flaw was found in the managedcluster-import-controller. The Certificate Signing Request (CSR) auto-approval logic improperly validates incoming CSRs, specifically by not inspecting the signer name or decoding the PEM-encoded x509 CSR. This vulnerability allows a privileged service account on a spoke cluster to submit a malicious CSR. Successful exploitation can lead to privilege escalation, enabling the attacker to obtain administrative credentials on the hub cluster.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

FIRST-EPSSCVE-LIST-V5
SSVC priority
MEDIUM
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. RHSA-2026:59556 ↗
  2. RHSA-2026:59557 ↗
  3. RHSA-2026:59558 ↗
  4. RHSA-2026:59559 ↗
  5. RHSA-2026:59579 ↗
  6. RHSA-2026:59593 ↗
  7. access.redhat.com ↗
  8. RHBZ#2507540 ↗

Record history

Published Aug 17, 2026 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026