CVE-2026-17527

Virt-cdi-operator: containerized-data-importer: cdi.kubevirt.io:view aggregated clusterrole grants create on datavolumes/source, allowing unauthorized pvc clone

Published Jul 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In containerized-data-importer (CDI), the aggregated cdi.kubevirt.io:view ClusterRole, intended to provide read-only access to CDI resources, includes a rule granting create on the datavolumes/source subresource. CDI's DataVolume clone authorization accepts this permission as sufficient to authorize cloning the contents of any PVC the caller can name, without requiring write access to the source namespace. A user or service account bound to the view role, commonly granted cluster-wide via ClusterRoleBinding, who also has ordinary write access (edit/admin) to any single namespace, can use this to exfiltrate the contents of any PVC in the cluster into a namespace they control, bypassing namespace isolation and the read-only guarantee of the view role.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Until a fix is available, cluster administrators should avoid granting cdi.kubevirt.io:view (or the built-in Kubernetes view role, which aggregates it) via cluster-wide ClusterRoleBinding. Prefer namespace-scoped RoleBindings, and audit which namespaces grant both view-equivalent access and separate edit/admin access to the same identities, since that combination is what enables cross-namespace data exfiltration.

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History
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4.17::el9
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4.14::el9
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4.16::el9
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4.22::el9
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4.18::el9
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4.19::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4.20::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4.21::el9
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Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Redhat openshift Virtualization
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Virtualization
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Description In containerized-data-importer (CDI), the aggregated cdi.kubevirt.io:view ClusterRole, intended to provide read-only access to CDI resources, includes a rule granting create on the datavolumes/source subresource. CDI's DataVolume clone authorization accepts this permission as sufficient to authorize cloning the contents of any PVC the caller can name, without requiring write access to the source namespace. A user or service account bound to the view role, commonly granted cluster-wide via ClusterRoleBinding, who also has ordinary write access (edit/admin) to any single namespace, can use this to exfiltrate the contents of any PVC in the cluster into a namespace they control, bypassing namespace isolation and the read-only guarantee of the view role.
Title Virt-cdi-operator: containerized-data-importer: cdi.kubevirt.io:view aggregated clusterrole grants create on datavolumes/source, allowing unauthorized pvc clone
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat container Native Virtualization
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat container Native Virtualization
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2026, 3:45 AM
Reserved
Jul 27, 2026, 8:42 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Jul 27, 2026, 10:16 AM
Modified
Nov 3, 2026, 4:16 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM