{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-19274", "assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "ibm", "dateReserved": "2026-08-07T14:40:58.421Z", "datePublished": "2026-09-04T15:49:34.101Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-04T17:28:51.304Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-04T15:49:34.101Z" }, "title": "IBM Instana Observability is affected by multiple vulnerabilities within Instana Agent container image", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-284", "description": "CWE-284 Improper Access Control", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "IBM", "product": "Observability with Instana (Agent)", "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "Build 1.0.303", "lessThanOrEqual": "1.0.323", "versionType": "semver" } ], "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:observability_with_instana_agent:build:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:observability_with_instana_agent:1.0.323:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ] } ], "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) Build 1.0.303 through 1.0.323 IBM Instana Agent Operator could allow an authenticated Kubernetes tenant to hijack or permanently destroy another tenant's cluster-level RBAC permissions, caused by cluster-scoped RBAC objects being keyed solely by the bare CR name with no namespace disambiguation, allowing a same-named `InstanaAgent` CR in an attacker-controlled namespace to silently overwrite the shared `ClusterRoleBinding` or delete it outright and revoke the victim agent's cluster monitoring access.", "supportingMedia": [ { "type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "
IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) Build 1.0.303 through 1.0.323 IBM Instana Agent Operator could allow an authenticated Kubernetes tenant to hijack or permanently destroy another tenant's cluster-level RBAC permissions, caused by cluster-scoped RBAC objects being keyed solely by the bare CR name with no namespace disambiguation, allowing a same-named `InstanaAgent` CR in an attacker-controlled namespace to silently overwrite the shared `ClusterRoleBinding` or delete it outright and revoke the victim agent's cluster monitoring access.
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https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/saas?topic=agents-updating-host
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation/Fixes/Instructions |
| IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) | Build 1.0.303 to 1.0.323 | Build 1.0.324 |