# CVE-2026-107176: Cluster-samples-operator: role reads all secrets in openshift-config, not just pull-secret

Status: published. Published: 2026-10-07. Updated: 2026-11-04.

A flaw was found in the cluster-samples-operator. The RBAC Role coreos-pull-secret-reader in namespace openshift-config grants get, list, and watch permissions on all Secret resources without resourceNames scoping. The operator only requires access to the pull-secret Secret. If the samples-operator pod or its service account token is compromised through a separate vulnerability, an attacker could read all secrets in openshift-config, potentially including OAuth identity provider credentials, cloud provider credentials, and other sensitive cluster configuration.

## Remediation

- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability. (source: CNA: redhat)

## Affected products and versions

- Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 (openshift4/ose-cluster-samples-rhel9-operator): ≥ 1793123280; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 (openshift4/ose-cluster-samples-rhel9-operator): ≥ 1792826398; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 (openshift4/ose-cluster-samples-rhel9-operator): ≥ 1792852494; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 (openshift4/ose-cluster-samples-rhel9-operator): ≥ 1792770602; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 (openshift4/ose-cluster-samples-operator): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 (openshift5/ose-cluster-samples-rhel9-operator): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 6.8 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N; source: CNA: redhat

- CVSS 3.1: 6.8 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N; source: NVD: secalert@redhat.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.27% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 18.98%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-250

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89198 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89341 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89626 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:92280 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-107176 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523035 (CNA: redhat; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89198 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89341 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89626 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:92280 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-107176 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523035 (secalert@redhat.com)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-107176; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-04

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107176; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-04

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-107176; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated Not reported

Revision: 7ddfd0641c07b3d329dc129a31457f7b3b9ec799ec4b3be32d45776ab302435d

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