CVE-2026-66797

Apache CloudStack: Unauthorised comment creation and disclosure

Published Aug 21, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper access control in CloudStack's annotation functionality allows unauthorized comment creation and disclosure.




The addAnnotation and listAnnotation APIs perform an ownership check when an entity's UUID is specified, but fail to honor its result correctly. This lets any authenticated user write annotations to, and disclose existing annotations/comments on, an entity they don't own by simply supplying its UUID.




This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.15.0.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0.





Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache apache Cloudstack
Vendors & Products Apache apache Cloudstack
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First Time appeared Apache
Apache cloudstack
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:cloudstack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache cloudstack
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in the cluster-backup-operator. An attacker with write access to the backup storage location or the ability to create a Velero Backup object can inject malicious Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) resources into a backup. When this tampered backup is restored, the operator processes the malicious content, leading to a privilege escalation from backup-namespace-admin to hub cluster-admin. This allows the attacker to gain administrative control over the entire cluster. Improper access control in CloudStack's annotation functionality allows unauthorized comment creation and disclosure. The addAnnotation and listAnnotation APIs perform an ownership check when an entity's UUID is specified, but fail to honor its result correctly. This lets any authenticated user write annotations to, and disclose existing annotations/comments on, an entity they don't own by simply supplying its UUID. This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.15.0.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.
Title cluster-backup-operator: cluster-backup-operator: Velero Restore includes cluster-scoped RBAC resources with no exclusion — tampered backup yields hub cluster-admin Apache CloudStack: Unauthorised comment creation and disclosure
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in the cluster-backup-operator. An attacker with write access to the backup storage location or the ability to create a Velero Backup object can inject malicious Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) resources into a backup. When this tampered backup is restored, the operator processes the malicious content, leading to a privilege escalation from backup-namespace-admin to hub cluster-admin. This allows the attacker to gain administrative control over the entire cluster.
Title cluster-backup-operator: cluster-backup-operator: Velero Restore includes cluster-scoped RBAC resources with no exclusion — tampered backup yields hub cluster-admin
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Aug 21, 2026, 7:45 PM
Reserved
Jul 27, 2026, 6:09 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 21, 2026, 9:16 AM
Modified
Oct 16, 2026, 3:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 11, 2026, 12:00 AM