CVE-2026-6389
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Excessive Permissions in IBM Turbonomic prometurbo Agent

Publication date: 2026-04-30

Last updated on: 2026-05-05

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description
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.
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Published
2026-04-30
Last Modified
2026-05-05
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-05-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2026-6389
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Vendor Product Version / Range
ibm turbonomic_prometurbo_agent From 8.16.0 (inc) to 8.18.0 (exc)
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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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Executive Summary

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.

Impact Analysis

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.

Compliance Impact

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.

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