{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-105312", "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "redhat", "dateReserved": "2026-10-05T07:03:59.012Z", "datePublished": "2026-10-20T11:30:20.850Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-20T11:30:20.850Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Console-operator: streams for apache kafka console: tenant-controlled container image on clusterrole-bound pod enables namespace-to-cluster privilege escalation", "metrics": [{"other": {"content": {"value": "Important", "namespace": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/"}, "type": "Red Hat severity rating"}}, {"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "baseScore": 9.9, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L", "version": "3.1"}, "format": "CVSS"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A Kubernetes tenant with create permission on Console custom resources can set spec.containers.api.spec.image to an arbitrary container image. The operator deploys this image into a pod whose ServiceAccount is bound via ClusterRoleBinding to a ClusterRole granting cluster-wide get/list/watch on all Strimzi CRDs (including KafkaUsers), patch on Kafkas/KafkaRebalances, and cluster-monitoring-view. The attacker's code reads the projected SA token and gains cross-tenant Strimzi control-plane read+write access."}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "StreamsHub Console for Apache Kafka\u00ae", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "0.2.0", "lessThan": "0.12.10", "versionType": "semver"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "0.13.0", "lessThan": "0.14.2", "versionType": "semver"}], "packageName": "console", "collectionURL": "https://github.com/streamshub/console", "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}, {"vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "streams for Apache Kafka 2", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "console-operator", "defaultStatus": "affected", "cpes": ["cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:2"]}, {"vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "streams for Apache Kafka 3", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "console-operator", "defaultStatus": "affected", "cpes": ["cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:3"]}], "references": [{"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-105312", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_REDHAT"]}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510863", "name": "RHBZ#2510863", "tags": ["issue-tracking", "x_refsource_REDHAT"]}], "datePublic": "2026-10-20T11:00:00.000Z", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-269", "description": "Improper Privilege Management", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "x_redhatCweChain": "CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management", "workarounds": [{"lang": "en", "value": "1. Restrict Console CR RBAC \u2014 remove create/update/patch verbs on consoles.console.streamshub.github.com from tenant-level Roles. Only cluster administrators should manage Console CRs.\n2. Deploy admission webhook \u2014 use OPA/Gatekeeper or Kyverno policy to validate spec.containers.api.spec.image against a trusted registry allowlist.\n3. Apply network policies \u2014 restrict console-api pod egress to only required endpoints.\n4. Single-tenant deployment \u2014 deploy the Console operator where only trusted administrators manage Console CRs."}], "timeline": [{"lang": "en", "time": "2026-08-04T01:31:04.894Z", "value": "Reported to Red Hat."}, {"lang": "en", "time": "2026-10-20T11:00:00.000Z", "value": "Made public."}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "shortName": "redhat", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-20T11:30:20.850Z"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "cvelib 1.8.0"}}}}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"collectionURL": "https://github.com/streamshub/console", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "packageName": "console", "product": "StreamsHub Console for Apache Kafka\u00ae", "vendor": "Red Hat", "versions": [{"lessThan": "0.12.10", "status": "affected", "version": "0.2.0", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThan": "0.14.2", "status": "affected", "version": "0.13.0", "versionType": "semver"}]}, {"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "cpes": ["cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:2"], "defaultStatus": "affected", "packageName": "console-operator", "product": "streams for Apache Kafka 2", "vendor": "Red Hat"}, {"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "cpes": ["cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:3"], "defaultStatus": "affected", "packageName": "console-operator", "product": "streams for Apache Kafka 3", "vendor": "Red Hat"}], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A Kubernetes tenant with create permission on Console custom resources can set spec.containers.api.spec.image to an arbitrary container image. The operator deploys this image into a pod whose ServiceAccount is bound via ClusterRoleBinding to a ClusterRole granting cluster-wide get/list/watch on all Strimzi CRDs (including KafkaUsers), patch on Kafkas/KafkaRebalances, and cluster-monitoring-view. The attacker's code reads the projected SA token and gains cross-tenant Strimzi control-plane read+write access."}], "id": "CVE-2026-105312", "lastModified": "2026-10-20T15:03:59.857", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "baseScore": 9.9, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.1, "impactScore": 6.0, "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2026-10-20T12:17:28.703", "references": [{"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-105312"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510863"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com", "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-269"}], "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "type": "Primary"}]}

{}

{"created": "2026-10-20T14:30:14.009980+00:00", "updated": "2026-10-20T14:30:14.009994+00:00", "vendors": []}