Critical severity · published Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-73268
Cluster-curator-controller: cluster-curator-controller: spec.install.overridejob allows arbitrary job spec injection
9.9
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in the cluster-curator-controller component of multicluster engine (MCE). A tenant with create or update permissions on ClusterCurator resources can inject an arbitrary Job specification. This is possible because the CreateJob() function does not validate user-controlled input when unmarshaling the spec.install.overrideJob raw extension. Successful exploitation allows the injected Job to run with the controller's elevated privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation, potentially accessing cluster-wide secrets.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.10 · 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 2.17 · 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 2.10
Red Hat
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