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CVE-2026-24049VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.20.18 security and extras update

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-24049· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade Red Hat wheel to 0.46.2 soon.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 08:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.46.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Jan 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade wheel to 0.46.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
pypawheelAffected
  • >=0.40.0 <0.46.2
Fixed in
  • 0.46.2
PyPIwheelpkg:pypi/wheelOther threatsAffected
  • >=0.40.0 <=0.46.1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20.18. Upgrades can be performed using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or the web console. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided in Red Hat's official documentation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the update.

Description

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20.18 includes a security update addressing a vulnerability in the wheel package (CVE-2026-24049) that could allow privilege escalation or arbitrary code execution via malicious wheel file unpacking. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 are advised to upgrade to the updated packages and container images provided in this release to mitigate the issue.

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