CVE-2026-18950: Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Affects Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 44% 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:H/A:HExploitation 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 3.3 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
To mitigate the risk, restrict access to the OpenShift AI dashboard to trusted users only. Implement Open Policy Agent (OPA) or Gatekeeper policies to prevent creation of RoleBindings that reference privileged ClusterRoles such as cluster-admin within user namespaces. Additionally, regularly monitor audit logs for unauthorized RoleBinding creations. Follow updates from Red Hat for any forthcoming official fixes.
Description
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.
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18950 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511170 (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)