{
  "threat_severity" : "Moderate",
  "public_date" : "2026-03-26T13:36:10Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "etcd: etcd: Authorization bypass allows information disclosure and denial of service",
    "id" : "2451728",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451728"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "7.7",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H",
    "status" : "draft"
  },
  "cwe" : "CWE-306",
  "details" : [ "etcd is a distributed key-value store for the data of a distributed system. Prior to versions 3.4.42, 3.5.28, and 3.6.9, unauthorized users may bypass authentication or authorization checks and call certain etcd functions in clusters that expose the gRPC API to untrusted or partially trusted clients. In unpatched etcd clusters with etcd auth enabled, unauthorized users are able to call MemberList and learn cluster topology, including member IDs and advertised endpoints; call Alarm, which can be abused for operational disruption or denial of service; use Lease APIs, interfering with TTL-based keys and lease ownership; and/or trigger compaction, permanently removing historical revisions and disrupting watch, audit, and recovery workflows. Kubernetes does not rely on etcd’s built-in authentication and authorization. Instead, the API server handles authentication and authorization itself, so typical Kubernetes deployments are not affected. Versions 3.4.42, 3.5.28, and 3.6.9 contain a patch. If upgrading is not immediately possible, reduce exposure by treating the affected RPCs as unauthenticated in practice. Restrict network access to etcd server ports so only trusted components can connect and/or require strong client identity at the transport layer, such as mTLS with tightly scoped client certificate distribution.", "A flaw was found in etcd, a distributed key-value store. Unauthorized users can bypass authentication or authorization checks when the gRPC API is exposed to untrusted clients. This allows them to access sensitive cluster topology information, disrupt operations through alarms, interfere with lease management, and trigger data compaction, leading to permanent data loss and disruption of critical workflows. This vulnerability can result in information disclosure and denial of service." ],
  "statement" : "This flaw in etcd allows unauthorized users to bypass authentication or authorization checks when the gRPC API is exposed to untrusted clients and etcd's built-in authentication is enabled. This can lead to information disclosure and denial of service. Typical Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform and Kubernetes deployments are not affected, as the Kubernetes API server handles authentication and authorization independently of etcd's internal mechanisms.",
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Multicluster Global Hub",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_globalhub"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "OpenShift Service Mesh 2",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "openshift-service-mesh/istio-rhel8-operator",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:service_mesh:2"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "ansible-automation-platform/platform-operator-bundle",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "openshift4/oc-mirror-plugin-rhel9",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "openshift4/ose-baremetal-rhel9-operator",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "openshift4/ose-etcd-rhel9",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat OpenShift GitOps",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_gitops:1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat OpenShift GitOps",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel9",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_gitops:1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "etcd",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:16.2"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "etcd",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "rhoso-operators/openstack-operator-bundle",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:18.0"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33413\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33413\nhttps://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/security/advisories/GHSA-q8m4-xhhv-38mg" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2026-33413",
  "mitigation" : {
    "value" : "Restrict network access to etcd server ports to ensure only trusted components can establish connections. Implement strong client identity at the transport layer, such as mTLS, with tightly scoped client certificate distribution. This will limit unauthorized access to etcd functions.",
    "lang" : "en:us"
  },
  "csaw" : false
}