Managedcluster-import-controller: csr auto-approver does not validate certificate subject or signername (spoke→hub cluster-admin)
Exact source revision recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
cve-program · CVE-2026-66795
PublishedA 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.
- Source published
- 17 Aug 2026 20:45:33 UTC
- Source modified
- 29 Sep 2026 19:41:20 UTC
- Observed here
- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H