{"answers":{"affected":"2 open source packages ship an affected version, including io.strimzi:strimzi.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55226 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade io.strimzi:strimzi to 1.0.1 or later.","what":"CVE-2026-55226 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in strimzi-kafka-operator, published on 15 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-55226 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-55226 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in strimzi-kafka-operator, published on 15 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55226 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.1\n- io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.1\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55226/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55226/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-55226","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55226/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-55226","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-r427-j2h7-wv3m"],"analysis":{"component_type":"container_or_infrastructure","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"Kubernetes Kafka operator","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Attackers can access unauthorized Secrets and custom resources due to excessive RBAC permissions when deploying only one Strimzi operator component.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"missing_authorization"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"GitHub_M","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":5.4,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-272","name":"Least Privilege Violation"},{"id":"CWE-269","name":"Improper Privilege Management"}],"description":"Strimzi provides a way to run an Apache Kafka cluster on Kubernetes or OpenShift in various deployment configurations. In Strimzi 1.0.0 and earlier, deploying only the Topic Operator or only the User Operator through the Kafka custom resource leaves the Entity Operator ServiceAccount with RBAC permissions for both components. The excess permissions can allow access to KafkaUser custom resources and Secrets when the User Operator is absent, or access to KafkaTopic custom resources when the Topic Operator is absent. This issue is fixed in versions 1.0.1 and 1.1.0.","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Strimzi: Unrestricted access to all Secrets within namespace watched by the Topic operator","id":"CVE-2026-55226","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":null,"products":[],"type":"missing_authorization","year":"2026"},"n_packages":2,"n_references":6,"next":{"headline":"Observable object existence disclosure in private Weblate projects via globally scoped object lookups","id":"CVE-2026-55227"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["1.0.1"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"io.strimzi:strimzi","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-r427-j2h7-wv3m"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["1.0.1"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"io.strimzi:strimzi","purl":"pkg:maven/io.strimzi/strimzi","source":"GHSA-r427-j2h7-wv3m"}],"prev":{"headline":"Strimzi: Cross-namespace privilege escalation via `Kafka.spec.entityOperator`","id":"CVE-2026-55225"},"products":["strimzi-kafka-operator"],"published":"2026-09-15","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-09-16","vendors":["strimzi"]},"summary":"Attackers can access unauthorized Secrets and custom resources due to excessive RBAC permissions when deploying only one Strimzi operator component.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55226/"}