CVE-2026-18608 (GCVE-0-2026-18608)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-10 20:44
Modified
2026-08-27 15:06
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Summary
A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator (DSPO). The operator's ClusterRole, which defines its permissions, includes extensive privileges beyond what is necessary for its operation. These excessive permissions, such as the ability to execute commands within pods and manage cluster-wide roles, could be exploited. If the DSPO pod were compromised, an attacker could leverage these privileges to gain full administrative control over the entire Kubernetes cluster.
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Impacted products
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 |
Unaffected: 1785189332 < * cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:2.25::el9 |
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