CVE-2024-5042

Submariner-operator: rbac permissions can allow for the spread of node compromises

MEDIUM
6.6
CVSS Score
Published: May 17, 2024 at 01:12 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 12:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAdvanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes

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Severity
MEDIUM6.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A flaw was found in the Submariner project. Due to unnecessary role-based access control permissions, a privileged attacker can run a malicious container on a node that may allow them to steal service account tokens and further compromise other nodes and potentially the entire cluster.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.6MEDIUMredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-250

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