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review custom roles that pair read on instance\n  groups with execute on job templates.\n- Where feasible, restrict access to the Bulk Job Launch endpoint\n  (/api/v2/bulk/job_launch/) at the network/proxy layer to trusted automation\n  callers until the fix is applied.\n- Audit workflow/bulk jobs for placement onto instance groups the launching\n  principal does not hold use_role on."}],"timeline":[{"lang":"en","time":"2026-09-01T20:07:41.240Z","value":"Reported to Red Hat."},{"lang":"en","time":"2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z","value":"Made public."}],"credits":[{"lang":"en","value":"Red Hat would like to thank Santosh Kumar Puppala (Independent security researcher) for reporting this issue."}],"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749","shortName":"redhat","dateUpdated":"2026-09-24T06:09:06.096Z"},"x_generator":{"engine":"cvelib 1.8.0"}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-09-04T18:46:38.423558Z","id":"CVE-2026-84470","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2026-09-04T18:46:49.019Z"}}]}}