CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-6389

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

IBM Turbonomic prometurbo agent versions 8.16.0 through 8.17.6 grant excessive cluster-wide permissions, including unrestricted read access to all secrets. An attacker that compromises the operator or its service account can exfiltrate sensitive credentials, escalate privileges, and potentially achieve full cluster compromise.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of sensitive data leakage and privilege escalation by an attacker, which could lead to full cluster compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of IBM Turbonomic to minimize risks associated with excessive permissions. Additionally, access to service accounts and operators should be reviewed and restricted.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM Turbonomic prometurbo agent 8.16.0 through 8.17.6 IBM Turbonomic Application Resource Management grants excessive cluster‑wide permissions, including unrestricted read access to all secrets. An attacker that compromises the operator or its service account can exfiltrate sensitive credentials, escalate privileges, and potentially achieve full cluster compromise.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS