A flaw was found in search-v2-api. The authentication middleware in the affected component unconditionally skips authentication when a request includes an `Upgrade: websocket` header. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the `/federated` endpoint with the `Upgrade: websocket` header. This allows the attacker to bypass authentication and access federated search results across all configured remote managed hubs, leading to information disclosure.

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To mitigate this vulnerability, ensure the `FEATURE_FEDERATED_SEARCH` is disabled if not actively used. This feature is off by default in standard deployments of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes. For Global Hub deployments where `FEATURE_FEDERATED_SEARCH` is enabled by default, consider restricting network access to the `search-v2-api`'s `/federated` endpoint to trusted clients.

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Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in search-v2-api. The authentication middleware in the affected component unconditionally skips authentication when a request includes an `Upgrade: websocket` header. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the `/federated` endpoint with the `Upgrade: websocket` header. This allows the attacker to bypass authentication and access federated search results across all configured remote managed hubs, leading to information disclosure.
Title Acm-search-v2-api-rhel9: search-v2-api: authentication bypass on /federated via upgrade: websocket header spoofing
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat acm
Weaknesses CWE-287
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat acm
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T20:08:51.599Z

Reserved: 2026-08-06T19:34:07.969Z

Link: CVE-2026-71467

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-11T20:18:45.260

Modified: 2026-08-11T20:18:45.260

Link: CVE-2026-71467

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