A Kubernetes tenant with create permission on Console custom resources can set spec.containers.api.spec.image to an arbitrary container image. The operator deploys this image into a pod whose ServiceAccount is bound via ClusterRoleBinding to a ClusterRole granting cluster-wide get/list/watch on all Strimzi CRDs (including KafkaUsers), patch on Kafkas/KafkaRebalances, and cluster-monitoring-view. The attacker's code reads the projected SA token and gains cross-tenant Strimzi control-plane read+write access.
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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description A Kubernetes tenant with create permission on Console custom resources can set spec.containers.api.spec.image to an arbitrary container image. The operator deploys this image into a pod whose ServiceAccount is bound via ClusterRoleBinding to a ClusterRole granting cluster-wide get/list/watch on all Strimzi CRDs (including KafkaUsers), patch on Kafkas/KafkaRebalances, and cluster-monitoring-view. The attacker's code reads the projected SA token and gains cross-tenant Strimzi control-plane read+write access.
Title Console-operator: streams for apache kafka console: tenant-controlled container image on clusterrole-bound pod enables namespace-to-cluster privilege escalation
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat amq Streams
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:2
cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:3
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat amq Streams
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2026-10-20T11:30:20.850Z

Updated: 2026-10-20T22:33:57.620Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T07:03:59.012Z

Link: CVE-2026-105312

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T15:16:23.474Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-20T12:17:28.703

Modified: 2026-10-20T17:17:27.860

Link: CVE-2026-105312

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-20T11:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-105312 - Bugzilla