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TI-2026-59480 Aliases CVE-2026-87114GHSA-c73r-9gcf-qjwr

Kube-compare: container:// reference extraction runs the image entrypoint and silently escalates to sudo

Priority LOW 33CWE-829Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-829.

Summary

A flaw was found in kube-compare. When processing a 'container://' reference path, the tool incorrectly executes an untrusted container image's entrypoint instead of merely extracting data from a stopped container. This allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution on the operator's workstation. If the Docker daemon requires elevated privileges, the untrusted code may execute with root-mediated daemon privileges, posing a significant security risk.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00363 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 Container Platform 4.19—1790632105Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20—1790707563Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21—1790707362Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22—1790718431Patch availableCNA
Red HatPen Drive Powered by Red Hat Lightspeed——No fix listedCNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790632105 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790707563 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790707362 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790718431 Patch available CNA
  • Pen Drive Powered by Red Hat Lightspeed VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.19::el94.19—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.20::el94.20—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.21::el94.21—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.22::el94.22—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:pdrive_lightspeed:11—Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.19::el9 Versions 4.19 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.20::el9 Versions 4.20 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.21::el9 Versions 4.21 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.22::el9 Versions 4.22 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:pdrive_lightspeed:1 Versions 1 — ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:74435 Released 2026-10-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.19.50 security and extras update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/kube-compare-artifacts-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/nmstate-console-plugin-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-cluster-nfd-rhel9-operator
  • RHSA-2026:74381 Released 2026-10-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.20.41 security and extras update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/kube-compare-artifacts-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/nmstate-console-plugin-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-aws-efs-csi-driver-container-rhel9 +2
  • RHSA-2026:74430 Released 2026-10-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.22.17 security and extras update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/kube-compare-artifacts-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-aws-efs-csi-driver-container-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-local-storage-mustgather-rhel9
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:74384 Released 2026-10-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.21.36 security and extras update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/kube-compare-artifacts-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/nmstate-console-plugin-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-aws-efs-csi-driver-container-rhel9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Pen Drive Powered by Red Hat LightspeedAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19Fixed RHSA-2026:74435
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20Fixed RHSA-2026:74381
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21Fixed RHSA-2026:74384
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22Fixed RHSA-2026:74430
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87114
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c73r-9gcf-qjwr
  3. 2026-10-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:74384 · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:74430 · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-06 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-06 Fix available: openshift4/kube-compare-artifacts-rhel9@1790707362, openshift4/kube-compare-artifacts-rhel9@1790718431 · CNA
  7. 2026-10-06 2 new references · CNA
  8. 2026-10-07 Fix available: openshift4/kube-compare-artifacts-rhel9@1790707563 · CNA
  9. 2026-10-07 1 new reference · CNA
  10. 2026-10-07 Fix available: RHSA-2026:74381 · Red Hat
  11. 2026-10-07 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 · Red Hat
  12. 2026-10-07 Fix available: openshift4/kube-compare-artifacts-rhel9@1790632105 · CNA
  13. 2026-10-07 1 new reference · CNA
  14. 2026-10-07 Fix available: RHSA-2026:74435 · Red Hat
  15. 2026-10-07 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 4

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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