CVE-2026-18620: Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 · Insecure Direct Object Reference
Affects Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 41% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat advises operators to configure an allow-list of ServiceAccounts that tenants can specify in their workflow run requests. Restricting the ServiceAccounts to a predefined, least-privileged set (e.g., the default 'pipeline-runner' only) prevents unauthorized privilege escalation. This configuration should be applied to the API server handling workflow run requests.
Description
A flaw was found in Data Science Pipelines. A restricted user, or tenant, can exploit an improper authorization vulnerability in the setDefaultServiceAccount function. By specifying a more privileged ServiceAccount (SA) during a CreateRun request, an attacker can bypass authorization checks. This allows the tenant to run their containers with elevated privileges, potentially leading to the disclosure of sensitive information (secrets) and the ability to execute commands within other users' pods.
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18620 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510320 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53263 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53261 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53262 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60367 (opens in a new tab)