CVE-2026-71468 Acm-search-v2-api-rhel9: search-v2-api: cross-user bearer-token reuse via global federation-config cache
Authenticated users can access other users' remote hub search results due to improper bearer token reuse in the federation config cache.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-71468?
CVE-2026-71468 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in acm-search-v2-api-rhel9. When the `getFederationConfig` function refreshes its cache, it improperly reuses a user's bearer token for all subsequent federated requests until the cache expires. This allows other authenticated users to gain unauthorized access to remote managed hub search results, leading to information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71468?
How do I fix CVE-2026-71468?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-71468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-71468 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71468 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wg82-w434-qwgq.