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TI-2026-15488 Aliases CVE-2026-18950GHSA-jcjp-44w9-2wwj

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

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00523 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 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—1785940823Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.3—1786109683Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.4—1786109665Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)——Not affectedCNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1785940823 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1786109683 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1786109665 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected 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——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 Versions — — ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 3 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25Fixed RHSA-2026:53261
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3Fixed RHSA-2026:53263
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4Fixed RHSA-2026:53262
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
  • 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-2026-18950
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcjp-44w9-2wwj

References

Advisory 3

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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