Red Hat Security Advisory: zero trust workload identity manager for Red Hat OpenShift 1.0.1
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 86% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 May 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Description
The Zero Trust Workload Identity Manager (ZTWIM) is a day-2 operator. The operator manages lifecycle of operand components from SPIRE project. The goal of ZTWIM is to provide secure, verifiable workload identities for workloads in multi-cloud environments. The operand components automate identity issuance, rotation, and verification, enhancing the zero-trust security model while eliminating static credentials. The current release of zero trust workload identity manager for Red Hat OpenShift is for Technology Preview.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17462 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21441 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.18/html/security_and_compliance/zero-trust-workload-identity-manager (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_17462.json (opens in a new tab)