# CVE-2026-72508

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-72508
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.9 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-250
- **Published:** Aug 12, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 5, 2026

## Description

A flaw was found in the multicloud-operators-subscription component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM). This vulnerability allows a namespace-admin tenant to perform a confused-deputy attack by creating Subscription Custom Resources (CRs) that leverage a highly privileged ServiceAccount (SA). This enables the tenant to deploy arbitrary cluster-scoped resources, leading to privilege escalation and potential arbitrary code execution across the cluster.

## Affected Products

- Red Hat — Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 (1787263693)
- Red Hat — Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 (1787240030)
- Red Hat — Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 (1787242108)
- Red Hat — Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 (1787263584)
- Red Hat — Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 (1787170830)
- Red Hat — Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 (1787242321)

## References

- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72508)
- [CNA](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514225)
- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60386)
- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60389)
- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390)
- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60387)
- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388)
- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60391)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.48%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 39.8

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._