CVE-2026-72640 | BDVDB-2026-358993 Detail
ElasticEck Operator
Description#
The Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) operator reads a list of secret references from an annotation on secrets it manages, and it accepts the namespace recorded in each reference without validating that the reference is authorized for the resource being reconciled. A user whose Kubernetes permissions are limited to their own namespace can write that annotation, trigger a reconcile, and cause the operator to use its cluster-wide secret permissions to copy the contents of a secret from any other namespace into a secret the user can read.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-441 Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')
References#
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.