CVE-2026-86332: Missing Authorization in Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Description
CVE-2026-86332 is a moderate severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenShift AI's odh-dashboard component. It allows any authenticated dashboard user to read sensitive Kubernetes Secrets, including the cluster NVIDIA NGC API key and NIM image pull secret, without proper authorization checks. While creation and deletion of these credentials are restricted to admins, the read operation lacks such controls. Exploitation requires an authenticated dashboard session and a configured NIM Account. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability but exposes highly sensitive shared infrastructure credentials.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Red Hat
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
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Technical Analysis
A missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) exists in the odh-dashboard backend-for-frontend route GET /api/nim-serving/:nimResource in Red Hat OpenShift AI. This route uses the dashboard service account to read Kubernetes Secrets and returns the full Secret object including the .data field without verifying user authorization. Consequently, any authenticated dashboard user can retrieve cluster-wide NVIDIA NGC API key and NIM image pull secrets. Although creation and deletion of these credentials are admin-gated, the read path is not protected. This vulnerability is distinct from other related issues (CVE-2026-5483 and CVE-2026-16456). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium severity) with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An authenticated non-admin OpenShift AI dashboard user can read cluster-global NVIDIA NGC and NIM credentials, exposing sensitive shared infrastructure secrets. This could lead to unauthorized access to these credentials, potentially compromising systems relying on them. There is no direct impact on data integrity or system availability from the read operation itself.
Mitigation Recommendations
Until a patched dashboard image is released, Red Hat recommends disabling or removing the NVIDIA NIM integration to prevent the presence of the NIM Account Custom Resource and associated Secrets. Additionally, restrict OpenShift AI dashboard access to trusted administrators if NIM credentials must remain configured. Monitor the Red Hat advisory for the availability of an official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-07T07:45:39.943Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-86332","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6a9e7b6facd9273b494499cc
Added to database: 09/07/2026, 08:53:03 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 00:58:27 UTC
Last updated: 10/07/2026, 18:48:24 UTC
Views: 79
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