# CVE-2026-71473 — Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2

> As of 2026-08-13, CVE-2026-71473 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2, CVSS v3.1 8.5, EPSS 0.2% (17.5th percentile). No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-71473 as of 2026-08-13; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-08-13

## What is CVE-2026-71473?

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.

The record classifies CVE-2026-71473 under weakness class [CWE-915](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/915.html). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 54 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 8.5 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.5% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-08-12, last modified 2026-08-13

## Is CVE-2026-71473 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 34 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Red Hat](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/red-hat): Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2

## How to fix CVE-2026-71473

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-71473 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-71473

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-71473, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-08-14.

**Third-party advisory**

- [access.redhat.com — vdb entry](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71473)
- [bugzilla.redhat.com — issue tracking](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512152)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-71473
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-71473 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp