CVE-2026-71470
CRITICAL
INFO
Priority: 0.06
BB Relevance:
63/100
Published: 2026-08-19
Modified: 2026-10-26
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Interaction
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
Scope Change
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
High
UI:
None
S:
Changed
C:
High
I:
High
A:
High
Description
A flaw was found in the search-v2-operator. This vulnerability allows a privileged user, specifically a Custom Resource (CR) editor, to manipulate Search CR fields such as imageOverride, arguments, and environment variables without proper validation. By exploiting this, an attacker can mount arbitrary secrets into a search container's environment or replace the container image with an attacker-controlled one. This leads to privilege escalation and can result in a full cluster compromise due to the ServiceAccount's extensive impersonation permissions.