CVE-2026-15063: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
A flaw was found in the gorch service template, which is part of the trustyai-service-operator. Even when authentication is enabled, the gorch service exposes unproxied orchestrator and detector metrics ports. This allows any pod on the cluster network to directly access these ports, bypassing the kube-rbac-proxy and its authentication mechanisms. This could lead to unauthorized access to the orchestrator and detector metrics.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-15063 affects the gorch service template in the trustyai-service-operator component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI). The issue arises because the orchestrator and detector metrics ports are exposed without proxying through the kube-rbac-proxy, even when authentication is enabled. This design flaw permits any pod within the cluster network to connect directly to these metrics ports, circumventing the intended authentication mechanisms. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, indicating a medium severity level. No vendor advisory indicates an official fix or patch at this time.
Potential Impact
Unauthorized pods within the cluster network can access orchestrator and detector metrics ports without authentication. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive metrics data. The impact is limited to confidentiality (high impact), with low impact on integrity and no impact on availability as per the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15063 for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider restricting pod network access to these metrics ports through network policies or other cluster-level controls to limit unauthorized access. Monitor vendor communications for updates on patches or official mitigations.
CVE-2026-15063: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Description
A flaw was found in the gorch service template, which is part of the trustyai-service-operator. Even when authentication is enabled, the gorch service exposes unproxied orchestrator and detector metrics ports. This allows any pod on the cluster network to directly access these ports, bypassing the kube-rbac-proxy and its authentication mechanisms. This could lead to unauthorized access to the orchestrator and detector metrics.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.3medium
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-15063 affects the gorch service template in the trustyai-service-operator component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI). The issue arises because the orchestrator and detector metrics ports are exposed without proxying through the kube-rbac-proxy, even when authentication is enabled. This design flaw permits any pod within the cluster network to connect directly to these metrics ports, circumventing the intended authentication mechanisms. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, indicating a medium severity level. No vendor advisory indicates an official fix or patch at this time.
Potential Impact
Unauthorized pods within the cluster network can access orchestrator and detector metrics ports without authentication. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive metrics data. The impact is limited to confidentiality (high impact), with low impact on integrity and no impact on availability as per the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15063 for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider restricting pod network access to these metrics ports through network policies or other cluster-level controls to limit unauthorized access. Monitor vendor communications for updates on patches or official mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T14:31:24.772Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15063","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6a4e73c0c9d9e3dbe360427d
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 15:58:56 UTC
Last enriched: 07/08/2026, 16:15:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/08/2026, 16:29:08 UTC
Views: 2
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