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TI-2026-15252 Aliases CVE-2026-18608GHSA-vh9j-mvrr-922q

Data-science-pipelines-operator: dspo: operator clusterrole grants pods/exec:*…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-250.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.007 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 6 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 2.25—1785189332Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 2.25—1788182334Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.3—1785187936Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.4—1784833428Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.4—1787002057Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.5—1786552271Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.5—1786552250Patch availableCNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1785189332 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1788182334 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1785187936 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1784833428 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1787002057 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1786552271 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1786552250 Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:2.25::el92.25—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.3::el93.3—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.4::el93.4—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.5::el93.5—Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:2.25::el9 Versions 2.25 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.3::el9 Versions 3.3 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.4::el9 Versions 3.4 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.5::el9 Versions 3.5 — ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:65126 Released 2026-09-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    RHOAI 2.25.11 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-caikit-tgis-serving-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9 +47
  • RHSA-2026:60520 Released 2026-08-27 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 3.4.4 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-automl-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-autorag-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9 +47
  • RHSA-2026:60367 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 3.5 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-latency-predictor-prediction-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-latency-predictor-training-rhel9
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:53263 Released 2026-08-11 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 3.3.6 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9 +6
  • RHSA-2026:53262 Released 2026-08-11 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 3.4.3 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9 +8
  • RHSA-2026:53261 Released 2026-08-11 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 2.25.10 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9 +6

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25, Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 and 2 more products — RHSA-2026:60367

    9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-15489 Improper access control in Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3Priority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2026-15512 Odh-training-operator-rhel9: rhoai fork aggregates training job create onto native edit/admin clusterrolesPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2026-15260 Mass assignment in Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25Priority MEDIUM 41
    Show all 9 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25Fixed RHSA-2026:53261, RHSA-2026:65126
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3Fixed RHSA-2026:53263
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4Fixed RHSA-2026:53262, RHSA-2026:60520
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5Fixed RHSA-2026:60367
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18608
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vh9j-mvrr-922q

References

Advisory 6

Other 2

  • TI-2019-15875 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-15874 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-03949 Out-of-bounds write in ESXi and Horizon DaaS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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