High [CVE-2026-73137] cross-namespace Secret exfiltration via HelmRelease.repo.secretRef.namespace
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-73137 affecting Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14.
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Summary
A flaw was found in the multicloud-operators-subscription component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM). A tenant with HelmRelease create permissions can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the `secretRef.Namespace` field.
This allows the `GetSecret()` function in the HelmRelease controller to fetch sensitive credentials from any namespace, which are then sent to an attacker-controlled Helm repository. This can lead to the exfiltration of credentials from arbitrary namespace Secrets, resulting in information disclosure.
This allows for unauthorized access to sensitive data across the cluster. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.7 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Weakness: CWE-200.
Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11; Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13; Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14; Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15; Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16; Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17.
Red Hat fixing advisory: RHSA-2026:60387, RHSA-2026:60390, RHSA-2026:60388, RHSA-2026:60389, RHSA-2026:60391, RHSA-2026:60386.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 14 days ago·verify at source
- rhacm2/multicluster-operators-subscription-rhel9:1787263584
- rhacm2/multicluster-operators-subscription-rhel9:1787263693
- rhacm2/multicluster-operators-subscription-rhel9:1787170830
- rhacm2/multicluster-operators-subscription-rhel9:1787240030
- rhacm2/multicluster-operators-subscription-rhel9:1787242321
- rhacm2/multicluster-operators-subscription-rhel9:1787242108
- RHSA-2026:60387
- RHSA-2026:60390
- RHSA-2026:60388
- RHSA-2026:60389
- RHSA-2026:60391
- RHSA-2026:60386
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 14 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 14 days ago·verify at source
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