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CVE-2026-19278

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Description

A flaw was found in StackRox/RHACS Central's Auth Machine-to-Machine (M2M) token exchange. When an administrator configures M2M role mappings, the system uses unanchored regular expressions for matching claim values. This allows an attacker with a valid OpenID Connect (OIDC) token, whose claim value is a superstring of a configured pattern, to gain unauthorized access to roles they were not intended to receive. This can lead to privilege escalation within the system.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-10 13:17:58.797000
Last modified
2026-10-23 20:10:00.160000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-19278",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-10T13:17:58.797",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T20:10:00.160",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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      "value": "A flaw was found in StackRox/RHACS Central's Auth Machine-to-Machine (M2M) token exchange. When an administrator configures M2M role mappings, the system uses unanchored regular expressions for matching claim values. This allows an attacker with a valid OpenID Connect (OIDC) token, whose claim value is a superstring of a configured pattern, to gain unauthorized access to roles they were not intended to receive. This can lead to privilege escalation within the system."
    },
    {
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      "value": "Se encontró un fallo en el intercambio de tokens Auth Máquina a Máquina (M2M) de StackRox/RHACS Central. Cuando un administrador configura mapeos de roles M2M, el sistema utiliza expresiones regulares no ancladas para hacer coincidir los valores de las reclamaciones. Esto permite a un atacante con un token OpenID Connect (OIDC) válido, cuyo valor de reclamación es una supercadena de un patrón configurado, obtener acceso no autorizado a roles que no estaban destinados a recibir. Esto puede conducir a una escalada de privilegios dentro del sistema."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:advanced_cluster_security:4"
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          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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  "references": [
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