CVE-2026-71470

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-19. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:redhat, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(medium)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
36%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

September 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Sep 15, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat

2512149 – (CVE-2026-71470) CVE-2026-71470 acm-search-v2-rhel9: CVE-2026-71470 search-v2-operator: Search CR imageOverride/arguments/envVar flow unsanitized into pods running impersonating SA

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512149
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60391
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60389
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60387
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60386
redhat Patch Available

CVE-2026-71470 - Red Hat Customer Portal

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or OpenShift Container Platform 4, is affected by this vulnerability and a fix may be released to a

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71470

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-71470(7)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatrhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9:17876816742026-08-26redhat
redhatrhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9:17876816512026-08-26redhat
redhatrhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9:17876821122026-08-26redhat
redhatrhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9:17876888272026-08-26redhat
redhatrhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9:17876820332026-08-26redhat
redhatrhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9:17876816862026-08-26redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 89× in last 7d / 339× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-71470?
CVE-2026-71470 is a critical vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-71470 disclosed?
CVE-2026-71470 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on September 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-71470 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-71470 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 64.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-71470?
CVE-2026-71470 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.1 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-71470?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-71470, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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