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Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-18608Data-science-pipelines-operator: dspo: operator clusterrole grants pods/exec:*, kubeflow.org */*, and clusterrole/binding crud cluster-wide

High 8.7

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 see references

Weakness: CWE-250 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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