Ref: https://github.com/openshift/insights-operator/blob/8f15e3157ff09f54ab22801f5b21da35a195cc6d/manifests/03-clusterrole.yaml#L368-L373
```
- apiGroups:
- ""
resources:
- secrets
verbs:
- get
- list
```
By spawning a pod with the gather service account mounted, an attacker will be able to access any secret in any namespace.
```
spec:
serviceAccountName:"gather"
```
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | The `insights-operator-gather` ClusterRole grants the operator's service account read access to secrets in the core API group with no namespace or resourceNames restriction — therefore, access to every secret in every namespace in the cluster. Ref: https://github.com/openshift/insights-operator/blob/8f15e3157ff09f54ab22801f5b21da35a195cc6d/manifests/03-clusterrole.yaml#L368-L373 ``` - apiGroups: - "" resources: - secrets verbs: - get - list ``` By spawning a pod with the gather service account mounted, an attacker will be able to access any secret in any namespace. ``` spec: serviceAccountName:"gather" ``` | |
| Title | Insights-operator: gather serviceaccount has cluster-wide secret read plus nodes/proxy and cluster-reader | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat openshift |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-269 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 | |
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat openshift |
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| References |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-08T14:31:58.671Z
Reserved: 2026-09-17T14:51:36.301Z
Link: CVE-2026-93017
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-10-08T15:17:56.950
Modified: 2026-10-08T20:49:23.240
Link: CVE-2026-93017
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-08T17:30:17Z
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CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management