CVE-2026-7163

Assisted-service: assisted-service: authenticated users can gain administrative access to openshift clusters via credential disclosure

Published Apr 30, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in the assisted-service REST API, an optional Assisted Installer (assisted-service) component in the Multicluster Engine (MCE), allows an authenticated user with minimal namespace-scoped privileges to obtain administrative credentials for arbitrary clusters provisioned through the hub.

The credentials download endpoint (GET /v2/clusters/{cluster_id}/credentials, which returns the kubeadmin password) and the kubeconfig download endpoint are operational in AUTH_TYPE=local mode, the only authentication mode available in on-premises ACM/MCE hub deployments. The local authenticator unconditionally grants full administrative access to any request bearing a valid JWT, with no per-endpoint restrictions. A valid local JWT is embedded as a plaintext query parameter in InfraEnvStatus.ISODownloadURL and is readable by any user who has get rights on an InfraEnv object in their own namespace.

The affected components ship as part of Multicluster Engine (MCE). The Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) deployments that include MCE are equally affected.
This issue does not affect the hosted SaaS offering (console.redhat.com), which uses a different authentication mode.

Successful exploitation gives the attacker the kubeadmin password and kubeconfig for any OpenShift cluster provisioned through the affected hub, granting unrestricted root-level administrative access to those spoke clusters.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.9::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.9::el9
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redhat:multicluster_engine_for_kubernetes:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:multicluster_engine_for_kubernetes:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.7::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.7::el9
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.10::el9
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.11::el9
References
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First Time appeared Redhat multicluster Engine For Kubernetes
Vendors & Products Redhat multicluster Engine For Kubernetes
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Metrics ssvc

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

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Description A vulnerability in the assisted-service REST API, an optional Assisted Installer (assisted-service) component in the Multicluster Engine (MCE), allows an authenticated user with minimal namespace-scoped privileges to obtain administrative credentials for arbitrary clusters provisioned through the hub. The credentials download endpoint (GET /v2/clusters/{cluster_id}/credentials, which returns the kubeadmin password) and the kubeconfig download endpoint are operational in AUTH_TYPE=local mode, the only authentication mode available in on-premises ACM/MCE hub deployments. The local authenticator unconditionally grants full administrative access to any request bearing a valid JWT, with no per-endpoint restrictions. A valid local JWT is embedded as a plaintext query parameter in InfraEnvStatus.ISODownloadURL and is readable by any user who has get rights on an InfraEnv object in their own namespace. The affected components ship as part of Multicluster Engine (MCE). The Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) deployments that include MCE are equally affected. This issue does not affect the hosted SaaS offering (console.redhat.com), which uses a different authentication mode. Successful exploitation gives the attacker the kubeadmin password and kubeconfig for any OpenShift cluster provisioned through the affected hub, granting unrestricted root-level administrative access to those spoke clusters.
Title Assisted-service: assisted-service: authenticated users can gain administrative access to openshift clusters via credential disclosure
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat multicluster Engine
Weaknesses CWE-312
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat multicluster Engine
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 7, 2026, 12:05 PM
Reserved
Apr 27, 2026, 4:21 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 30, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 30, 2026, 12:00 PM