Description
A flaw was found in hawtio-operator. When deploying Hawtio in cluster mode, the operator creates a cluster-scoped OAuthClient with automatic grant approval (GrantMethod: auto) and no client secret (public client). The redirect URIs are derived from the operator-created Route, whose hostname is tenant-controlled via the Hawtio CR spec.routeHostName field. A malicious tenant can register an arbitrary hostname as a valid OAuth redirect target and, because grants are auto-approved, obtain OpenShift access tokens of any cluster user who visits the crafted authorization URL without any consent prompt.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Administrators can mitigate this issue by manually patching the OAuthClient resource created by the hawtio-operator to set grantMethod to 'prompt' instead of 'auto', and by adding a client secret. This forces explicit user consent for each OAuth authorization request and prevents unauthorized token acquisition. Monitor OpenShift OAuth server audit logs for unexpected authorization grants to the hawtio OAuthClient.

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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in hawtio-operator. When deploying Hawtio in cluster mode, the operator creates a cluster-scoped OAuthClient with automatic grant approval (GrantMethod: auto) and no client secret (public client). The redirect URIs are derived from the operator-created Route, whose hostname is tenant-controlled via the Hawtio CR spec.routeHostName field. A malicious tenant can register an arbitrary hostname as a valid OAuth redirect target and, because grants are auto-approved, obtain OpenShift access tokens of any cluster user who visits the crafted authorization URL without any consent prompt.
Title Hawtio-operator: hawtio-operator: oauthclient created with grantmethod auto and no secret enables oauth token theft
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat apache Camel Hawtio
Weaknesses CWE-1390
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_hawtio:4
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat apache Camel Hawtio
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Redhat Apache Camel Hawtio
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T11:27:54.486Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T10:25:52.074Z

Link: CVE-2026-80219

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-08T12:16:59.700

Modified: 2026-09-08T12:16:59.700

Link: CVE-2026-80219

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Updated: 2026-09-08T12:30:17Z

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