CVE-2026-19706 (GCVE-0-2026-19706)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-09 17:20 – Updated: 2026-11-09 22:47
VLAI
Title
Openshift/installer: openshift installer: unconditional csr approval during agent-based installation (abi) bootstrap
Summary
During ABI bootstrap, the bootstrap node's approve-csr.service approves and signs every CSR without identity validation. An attacker on the install network can retrieve the unauthenticated Ignition file (ports 22623/22624), extract a limited kubeconfig, submit a CSR for CN=system:admin, receive the signed certificate, and gain full cluster-admin access. Exploitable only during the narrow bootstrap window.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-11-09 22:44 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1184 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-11-09 15:00
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Chi Zhang (cz21) (External Researcher (August 8, 2026)) and Christopher Lusk (North Echo Security Research (August 26, 2026)) for reporting this issue.
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