CVE-2024-5042
Submariner-operator: rbac permissions can allow for the spread of node compromises
CVSS Score
6.6
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
19th
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.
| CWE | CWE-250 |
| Published | May 17, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 2, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Red Hat / RHODF-4.16-RHEL-9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4591 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6503 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5042 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280921 github.com: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rhx-qhxp-5jpw