Critical

Submariner: submariner: ipsec.conf stanza injection via remote-supplied cablename and subnets

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

A flaw was found in submariner. In cert-auth mode, the connection configuration is built using free-form strings from the Custom Resource Definition (CRD) without proper validation. A malicious cluster can exploit this by publishing a CableName that includes newlines and ipsec.conf directives. This allows an attacker to inject arbitrary configuration parameters or execute commands through leftupdown hooks, leading to remote code execution as root on the gateway node.

Announced 2 Sept 2026Group revision 1

Original source ↗

CVE-2026-66786

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-66786

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16

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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17

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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17

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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2

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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2

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Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Related CVEs: CVE-2026-66786
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Publisher severity

critical

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event: #39078 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:40:26 GMT
Publisher date: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:57:19 GMT

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Revision history

25 Oct 2026CVE-2026-66786 · Revision 1Source updated