CVE-2026-17527
Virt-cdi-operator: containerized-data-importer: cdi.kubevirt.io:view aggregated clusterrole grants create on datavolumes/source, allowing unauthorized pvc clone
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 45th percentile. Only a workaround so far.
What to do
No fixed build is published yet. The vendor describes a workaround.
What it is
From the CVE record
In containerized-data-importer (CDI), the aggregated cdi.kubevirt.io:view ClusterRole, intended to provide read-only access to CDI resources, includes a rule granting create on the datavolumes/source subresource. CDI's DataVolume clone authorization accepts this permission as sufficient to authorize cloning the contents of any PVC the caller can name, without requiring write access to the source namespace. A user or service account bound to the view role, commonly granted cluster-wide via ClusterRoleBinding, who also has ordinary write access (edit/admin) to any single namespace, can use this to exfiltrate the contents of any PVC in the cluster into a namespace they control, bypassing namespace isolation and the read-only guarantee of the view role.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 45th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
23 events over 56 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Workaround availablerecord updated
- Workaround availablerecord updated
- Workaround availablerecord updated
- Workaround availablerecord updated
- Workaround availableworkaround available, record updated, record updated
- Workaround availablerecord updated
Affected products
- Red Hat Container Native Virtualization 4.14Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
- Red Hat Container Native Virtualization 4.16Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
- Red Hat Container Native Virtualization 4.18Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
- Red Hat Container Native Virtualization 4.19Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
- Red Hat Container Native Virtualization 4.20Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
- Red Hat Container Native Virtualization 4.21Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
- Red Hat Container Native Virtualization 4.22Operating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Scored 7.7 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1078Valid Accountshigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59062
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59083
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59109
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