Cross-node compromise via unrestricted RBAC deletion permissions
Published May 17, 2024 · Updated Aug 22, 2026
Excessive RBAC permissions in Submariner Operator allow privileged attackers to compromise additional Kubernetes nodes. The Helm chart's operator ClusterRole and Role grant delete access to ClusterRoles, ClusterRoleBindings, and ServiceAccounts without restricting resource names. Exploitation requires an attacker already able to run a privileged malicious container; stealing the route-agent service-account token can extend compromise to other nodes or the cluster.
Summary
What happened
Excessive RBAC permissions in Submariner Operator allow privileged attackers to compromise additional Kubernetes nodes. The Helm chart's operator ClusterRole and Role grant delete access to ClusterRoles, ClusterRoleBindings, and ServiceAccounts without restricting resource names. Exploitation requires an attacker already able to run a privileged malicious container; stealing the route-agent service-account token can extend compromise to other nodes or the cluster.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-5042
- Published
- May 17, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 22, 2026
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation
- Classifications
- CWE-250, T1528
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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