CVE-2026-18950Odh-dashboard: odh-dashboard: confused-deputy privilege escalation via unchecked roleref in rolebinding creation
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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.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-266, CWE-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 redhat:openshift_ai | from 1785940823 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53261vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53262vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53263vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18950vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511170issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat
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