Description
A flaw was found in the cluster-backup-operator. An attacker with write access to the backup storage location or the ability to create a Velero Backup object can inject malicious Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) resources into a backup. When this tampered backup is restored, the operator processes the malicious content, leading to a privilege escalation from backup-namespace-admin to hub cluster-admin. This allows the attacker to gain administrative control over the entire cluster.
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Score: 8.5 High
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KEV: No
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Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in the cluster-backup-operator. An attacker with write access to the backup storage location or the ability to create a Velero Backup object can inject malicious Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) resources into a backup. When this tampered backup is restored, the operator processes the malicious content, leading to a privilege escalation from backup-namespace-admin to hub cluster-admin. This allows the attacker to gain administrative control over the entire cluster.
Title cluster-backup-operator: cluster-backup-operator: Velero Restore includes cluster-scoped RBAC resources with no exclusion — tampered backup yields hub cluster-admin
Weaknesses CWE-862
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2026-66797 - Bugzilla

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