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Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-18950Odh-dashboard: odh-dashboard: confused-deputy privilege escalation via unchecked roleref in rolebinding creation

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity privilege mismanagement 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 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in odh-dashboard. An authenticated user of the dashboard can exploit a vulnerability related to how RoleBindings are created. The system does not properly validate the `roleRef` field, allowing a user to specify an arbitrary role, including highly privileged ones like `cluster-admin`. This can lead to privilege escalation, where an attacker gains unauthorized elevated access within their namespace and potentially persistent control over the system.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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 (RHOAI) see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) see references

Weakness: CWE-266, CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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