CVE-2026-6389
Excessive Permissions in IBM Turbonomic prometurbo Agent
Publication date: 2026-04-30
Last updated on: 2026-05-05
Assigner: IBM Corporation
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | turbonomic_prometurbo_agent | From 8.16.0 (inc) to 8.18.0 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-269 | The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in IBM Turbonomic prometurbo agent versions 8.16.0 through 8.17.6. It grants excessive cluster-wide permissions, including unrestricted read access to all secrets. If an attacker compromises the operator or its service account, they can exfiltrate sensitive credentials, escalate privileges, and potentially achieve full cluster compromise.
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain excessive cluster-wide permissions, including unrestricted read access to all secrets, which can lead to exfiltration of sensitive credentials and full cluster compromise.
Such unauthorized access and potential data breaches could negatively impact compliance with common standards and regulations like GDPR and HIPAA, which require protection of sensitive data and credentials.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability includes the potential for an attacker to steal sensitive credentials, escalate their privileges within the cluster, and possibly take full control over the entire cluster environment. This can lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, and disruption of services.