CVE-2026-71469
A flaw was found in search-v2-api. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending requests with unique random bearer tokens. Each unique token creates a permanent entry in the unbounded tokenReviews cache, which is not properly cleared. This can lead to memory exhaustion of the search-api pod, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.74%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 53
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access90 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact85 %
Acceso de red sin autenticación (AV:N, PR:N) a API expuesta; explotación remota de defecto en caché (CWE-770) sin interacción. Impacto: consumo de recursos DoS (A:H) mediante tokens únicos que saturan memoria del pod.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-770
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60386
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60387
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60391
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71469
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512148
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