CVE-2026-71473

HIGHPre-NVD 8.58.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A flaw was found in the search-v2-operator component. A user with specific administrative permissions on a managed cluster can exploit a vulnerability that allows them to inject arbitrary configuration data. This manipulation can override critical settings, leading to the replacement of container images. This ultimately results in container image injection on the managed cluster, potentially compromising its integrity.

CVSS v3
8.5
EG Score
8.5(high)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity85% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat

2512152 – (CVE-2026-71473) CVE-2026-71473 acm-search-v2-rhel9: CVE-2026-71473 search-v2-operator: addonfactory.GetValuesFromAddonAnnotation enables arbitrary Helm-values override per spoke

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512152
redhat Patch Available

CVE-2026-71473 - Red Hat Customer Portal

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or OpenShift Container Platform 4, is affected by this vulnerability and a fix may be released to a

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71473

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-71473(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 31× in last 7d / 43× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 00:03 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 00:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 12:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 01:29 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-20 01:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 14:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 02:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 15:13 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 15:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 02:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 15:12 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-17 03:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-16 16:40 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-16 16:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-16 05:20 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-16 05:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-15 18:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-15 06:49 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-15 06:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-14 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-14 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-14 01:40 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-14 01:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-13 14:24 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-13 14:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-13 13:56 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-13 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-13 09:36 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-13 09:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-12 22:21 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-12 22:01 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-12 22:00 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-71473?
CVE-2026-71473 is a high vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. A flaw was found in the search-v2-operator component. A user with specific administrative permissions on a managed cluster can exploit a vulnerability that allows them to inject arbitrary configuration data. This manipulation can override critical settings, leading to the replacement of container…
When was CVE-2026-71473 disclosed?
CVE-2026-71473 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-71473 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-71473 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 82.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-71473?
CVE-2026-71473 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-71473?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-71473, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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