CVE-2024-9779

Open-cluster-management-io/ocm: cluster-manager permissions may allow a worker node to obtain service account tokens

Published Dec 17, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Open Cluster Management (OCM) when a user has access to the worker nodes which contain the cluster-manager or klusterlet deployments. The cluster-manager deployment uses a service account with the same name "cluster-manager" which is bound to a ClusterRole also named "cluster-manager", which includes the permission to create Pod resources. If this deployment runs a pod on an attacker-controlled node, the attacker can obtain the cluster-manager's token and steal any service account token by creating and mounting the target service account to control the whole cluster.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3597 A flaw was found in Open Cluster Management (OCM) when a user has access to the worker nodes which contain the cluster-manager or klusterlet deployments. The cluster-manager deployment uses a service account with the same name "cluster-manager" which is bound to a ClusterRole also named "cluster-manager", which includes the permission to create Pod resources. If this deployment runs a pod on an attacker-controlled node, the attacker can obtain the cluster-manager's token and steal any service account token by creating and mounting the target service account to control the whole cluster.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jhh6-6fhp-q2xp Open Cluster Management vulnerable to Trust Boundary Violation
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-266
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00072}

epss

{'score': 0.00082}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title open-cluster-management-io/ocm: cluster-manager permissions may allow a worker node to obtain service account tokens Open-cluster-management-io/ocm: cluster-manager permissions may allow a worker node to obtain service account tokens
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat acm
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat acm
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description is available for this CVE. A flaw was found in Open Cluster Management (OCM) when a user has access to the worker nodes which contain the cluster-manager or klusterlet deployments. The cluster-manager deployment uses a service account with the same name "cluster-manager" which is bound to a ClusterRole also named "cluster-manager", which includes the permission to create Pod resources. If this deployment runs a pod on an attacker-controlled node, the attacker can obtain the cluster-manager's token and steal any service account token by creating and mounting the target service account to control the whole cluster.
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description is available for this CVE.
Title open-cluster-management-io/ocm: cluster-manager permissions may allow a worker node to obtain service account tokens
Weaknesses CWE-268
CWE-501
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Feb 25, 2026, 8:19 PM
Reserved
Oct 10, 2024, 3:51 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Dec 17, 2024, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:25 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 30, 2023, 12:00 AM