CVE-2026-71472 Command injection in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11
Authenticated attackers can inject shell commands or SQL via Search CR work_mem, leading to arbitrary code execution in the privileged postgres pod.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-71472?
CVE-2026-71472 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11, published on 17 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in acm-search-v2-rhel9. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker, such as a hub administrator or a Search Custom Resource (CR) editor, to inject malicious shell commands or SQL statements. This occurs because the WORK_MEM string provided in the Search CR is not properly validated before being used in a bash script and an SQL query. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution within the privileged postgres pod, potentially compromising the system.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71472?
How do I fix CVE-2026-71472?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-71472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-71472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqg9-92w2-w94m.