A flaw was found in cluster-backup-operator. A namespace administrator with privileges in the open-cluster-management-backup namespace can exploit a feature in the Restore Custom Resource (CR). By setting the cleanupBeforeRestore field to CleanupAll, an attacker can trigger an unguarded, cluster-wide deletion of all Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) and Hive-labelled Secrets and ConfigMaps. This leads to a denial of service across the entire hub cluster by removing critical resources.
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Description A flaw was found in cluster-backup-operator. A namespace administrator with privileges in the open-cluster-management-backup namespace can exploit a feature in the Restore Custom Resource (CR). By setting the cleanupBeforeRestore field to CleanupAll, an attacker can trigger an unguarded, cluster-wide deletion of all Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) and Hive-labelled Secrets and ConfigMaps. This leads to a denial of service across the entire hub cluster by removing critical resources.
Title cluster-backup-operator: cluster-backup-operator: CleanupAll triggers unguarded cluster-wide mass-delete via operator ServiceAccount
Weaknesses CWE-862
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


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cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-66800 - Bugzilla

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