CVE-2026-93017

Insights-operator: gather serviceaccount has cluster-wide secret read plus nodes/proxy and cluster-reader

7.7 High

The insights-operator-gather ClusterRole grants the operator's service account read access to secrets in the core API group with no namespace or resourceNames restriction — therefore, access to every secret in every namespace in the cluster.

Ref: https://github.com/openshift/insights-operator/blob/8f15e3157ff09f54ab22801f5b21da35a195cc6d/manifests/03-clusterrole.yaml#L368-L373

- apiGroups:
  - ""
  resources:
  - secrets
  verbs:
  - get
  - list

By spawning a pod with the gather service account mounted, an attacker will be able to access any secret in any namespace.

spec:
 serviceAccountName:"gather"

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Up 0.2 points since Oct 9, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.7

Insights-operator: gather serviceaccount has cluster-wide secret read plus nodes/proxy and cluster-reader

Ref: https://github.com/openshift/insights-operator/blob/8f15e3157ff09f54ab22801f5b21da35a195cc6d/manifests/03-clusterrole.yaml#L368-L373

- apiGroups:
  - ""
  resources:
  - secrets
  verbs:
  - get
  - list

By spawning a pod with the gather service account mounted, an attacker will be able to access any secret in any namespace.

spec:
 serviceAccountName:"gather"

Record: CVE-2026-93017
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-95030 7.7

Ref: https://github.com/openshift/insights-operator/blob/8f15e3157ff09f54ab22801f5b21da35a195cc6d/manifests/03-clusterrole.yaml#L368-L373

- apiGroups:
  - ""
  resources:
  - secrets
  verbs:
  - get
  - list

By spawning a pod with the gather service account mounted, an attacker will be able to access any secret in any namespace.

spec:
 serviceAccountName:"gather"

Record: EUVD-2026-95030
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-97xr-6xrj-3f39 7.7

The `insights-operator-gather` ClusterRole grants the operator's service account read access to...

Ref: https://github.com/openshift/insights-operator/blob/8f15e3157ff09f54ab22801f5b21da35a195cc6d/manifests/03-clusterrole.yaml#L368-L373

- apiGroups:
  - ""
  resources:
  - secrets
  verbs:
  - get
  - list

By spawning a pod with the gather service account mounted, an attacker will be able to access any secret in any namespace.

spec:
 serviceAccountName:"gather"

Record: GHSA-97xr-6xrj-3f39
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.7

Ref: https://github.com/openshift/insights-operator/blob/8f15e3157ff09f54ab22801f5b21da35a195cc6d/manifests/03-clusterrole.yaml#L368-L373

- apiGroups:
  - ""
  resources:
  - secrets
  verbs:
  - get
  - list

By spawning a pod with the gather service account mounted, an attacker will be able to access any secret in any namespace.

spec:
 serviceAccountName:"gather"

Record: CVE-2026-93017
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-93017 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4.12, published October 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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