CVE-2026-107176
Cluster-samples-operator: role reads all secrets in openshift-config, not just pull-secret
A flaw was found in the cluster-samples-operator. The RBAC Role coreos-pull-secret-reader in namespace openshift-config grants get, list, and watch permissions on all Secret resources without resourceNames scoping. The operator only requires access to the pull-secret Secret. If the samples-operator pod or its service account token is compromised through a separate vulnerability, an attacker could read all secrets in openshift-config, potentially including OAuth identity provider credentials, cloud provider credentials, and other sensitive cluster configuration.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.8
Cluster-samples-operator: role reads all secrets in openshift-config, not just pull-secret
A flaw was found in the cluster-samples-operator. The RBAC Role coreos-pull-secret-reader in namespace openshift-config grants get, list, and watch permissions on all Secret resources without resourceNames scoping. The operator only requires access to the pull-secret Secret. If the samples-operator pod or its service account token is compromised through a separate vulnerability, an attacker could read all secrets in openshift-config, potentially including OAuth identity provider credentials, cloud provider credentials, and other sensitive cluster configuration.
- Record
CVE-2026-107176- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-94581
6.8
A flaw was found in the cluster-samples-operator. The RBAC Role coreos-pull-secret-reader in namespace openshift-config grants get, list, and watch permissions on all Secret resources without resourceNames scoping. The operator only requires access to the pull-secret Secret. If the samples-operator pod or its service account token is compromised through a separate vulnerability, an attacker could read all secrets in openshift-config, potentially including OAuth identity provider credentials, cloud provider credentials, and other sensitive cluster configuration.
- Record
EUVD-2026-94581- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f5p7-fm92-q7hr
6.8
A flaw was found in the cluster-samples-operator. The RBAC Role coreos-pull-secret-reader in...
A flaw was found in the cluster-samples-operator. The RBAC Role coreos-pull-secret-reader in namespace openshift-config grants get, list, and watch permissions on all Secret resources without resourceNames scoping. The operator only requires access to the pull-secret Secret. If the samples-operator pod or its service account token is compromised through a separate vulnerability, an attacker could read all secrets in openshift-config, potentially including OAuth identity provider credentials, cloud provider credentials, and other sensitive cluster configuration.
- Record
GHSA-f5p7-fm92-q7hr- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.8
A flaw was found in the cluster-samples-operator. The RBAC Role coreos-pull-secret-reader in namespace openshift-config grants get, list, and watch permissions on all Secret resources without resourceNames scoping. The operator only requires access to the pull-secret Secret. If the samples-operator pod or its service account token is compromised through a separate vulnerability, an attacker could read all secrets in openshift-config, potentially including OAuth identity provider credentials, cloud provider credentials, and other sensitive cluster configuration.
- Record
CVE-2026-107176- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts, products, references | CVE List | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-107176 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4, published October 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89198
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89341
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89626
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:92280
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-107176
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523035
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107176
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f5p7-fm92-q7hr