Critical severity · published Aug 5, 2026
CVE-2026-10059
Cluster-curator-controller: cluster-curator-controller: namespace admin can escalate to cluster-wide curator authority via clustercurator serviceaccount token
9.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in the Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes ClusterCurator controller. A tenant administrator with namespace-scoped privileges can exploit this vulnerability by creating a namespaced ClusterCurator. This action inadvertently grants the tenant administrator the ability to mint a token for a ServiceAccount with cluster-wide administrative authority. This leads to a privilege escalation, allowing the tenant administrator to gain full control over the cluster.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.1 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
ME
multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.11 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
ME
multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
ME
multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
ME
multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
Affected product
ME
multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.1
Red Hat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10059
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10059
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59556
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59557
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59558
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59559
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59579
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10059
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