# CVE-2026-71577: Information disclosure in Multicluster Global Hub 1.4.9

> A compromised managed hub can intercept sensitive bootstrap kubeconfigs and long-lived API tokens from other hubs during migration, leading to unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v7q5-q7p3-9vjm

## What is CVE-2026-71577?

CVE-2026-71577 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Multicluster Global Hub 1.4.9, published on 10 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 multicluster-global-hub. During a ManagedClusterMigration, the system incorrectly grants all managed hubs read access to a shared communication topic. This allows a compromised managed hub to intercept and collect sensitive bootstrap kubeconfigs, which contain API server tokens intended for other hubs. These tokens have an extended validity of approximately 9.86 years, significantly increasing the risk of unauthorized access and information disclosure to other managed clusters.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71577?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-71577?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-71577 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-71577 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-71577 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-71577 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Multicluster Global Hub 1.4.9, published on 10 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat Multicluster Global Hub 1.4.9. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71577/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71577/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71577
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71577
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-71577

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71577/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.