CVE-2026-18982
Odh-training-operator-rhel9: rhoai fork aggregates training job create onto native edit/admin clusterroles
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Aug 10, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 5, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the RHOAI training-operator. This vulnerability allows a user with standard edit or admin roles in any Kubernetes namespace to escalate their privileges. Through the creation of training jobs, an attacker can impersonate service accounts, access the host filesystem, and potentially execute arbitrary code remotely. This issue arises from the aggregation of training job permissions onto native Kubernetes edit and admin ClusterRoles, coupled with unrestricted PodTemplateSpec passthrough.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25Red Hat |
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Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3Red Hat |
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Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4Red Hat |
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Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4Red Hat |
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Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5Red Hat |
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Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5Red Hat |
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References
- RHSA-2026:53261vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:53262vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:53263vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:60367vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:60520vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18982vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2511648issue-tracking
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