Odh-training-operator-rhel9: rhoai fork aggregates training job create onto native edit/admin clusterroles
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-250.
Summary
A flaw was found in the RHOAI training-operator. This vulnerability allows a user with standard edit or admin roles in any Kubernetes namespace to escalate their privileges. Through the creation of training jobs, an attacker can impersonate service accounts, access the host filesystem, and potentially execute arbitrary code remotely. This issue arises from the aggregation of training job permissions onto native Kubernetes edit and admin ClusterRoles, coupled with unrestricted PodTemplateSpec passthrough.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 | — | 1785187053 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 | — | 1785188461 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | — | 1784814352 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | — | 1787361677 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 | — | 1786552271 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 | — | 1786552250 | Patch available | CNA |
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1785187053 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1785188461 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1784814352 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1787361677 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
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2026:60520 Released 2026-08-27 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 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 CriticalRHOAI 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
- RHSA-2026:53263 Released 2026-08-11 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 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
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:53262 Released 2026-08-11 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 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 CriticalRHOAI 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-2026-15260 Mass assignment in Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25Priority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-15252 Data-science-pipelines-operator: dspo: operator clusterrole grants pods/exec:*…Priority MEDIUM 41
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:53261 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:53263 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:53262, RHSA-2026:60520 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 | Fixed | 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18982
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6pg-cp3x-x49r
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Sources
- CVE-2026-18982 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18982 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v6pg-cp3x-x49r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-18982 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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