Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-17
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Description 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.
Title Managedcluster-import-controller: managedcluster-import-controller: csr auto-approver does not validate certificate subject, signername, or requester identity
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat multicluster Engine
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat multicluster Engine
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Redhat Multicluster Engine
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T20:45:33.786Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T17:51:24.886Z

Link: CVE-2026-66795

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T21:16:47.163

Modified: 2026-08-17T21:16:47.163

Link: CVE-2026-66795

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-295

    Improper Certificate Validation