Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-62290
cert-manager adds certificates and certificate issuers as resource types in Kubernetes clusters, and simplifies the process of obtaining, renewing and using those certificates. From 1.18.0 until 1.19.6 and 1.20.3, Challenge resources under acme.cert-manager.io can be created directly by namespace users without admission validation tying the Challenge to an Order, owner reference, or Issuer-selected solver, allowing attacker-controlled Challenge.spec.solver values referencing a ClusterIssuer to bypass DNS01 solver selectors such as dnsZones, dnsNames, and matchLabels and cause cert-manager to use ClusterIssuer DNS credentials for attacker-selected provider settings and DNS names, including disclosure of X-Api-User and X-Api-Key headers for acme-dns. This issue is fixed in versions 1.19.6 and 1.20.3.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 0.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.3
References
- https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/commit/6bda47297c8fbc6b121b8b76624b668d26f1a155
- https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/commit/b37dbf01ecea50a0b3a19df0a7fe4c5ad6803f16
- https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/8940
- https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/8941
- https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/tag/v1.19.6
- https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/tag/v1.20.3
- https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/security/advisories/GHSA-8rvj-mm4h-c258
- https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/security/advisories/GHSA-8rvj-mm4h-c258
Products affected by CVE-2026-62290
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.18.0
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.18.1
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.18.2
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.18.3
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.18.4
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.18.5
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.18.6
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.19.0
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.19.1
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.19.2
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.19.3
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.19.4
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.19.5
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.20.0
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.20.1
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cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cert-manager:1.20.2