CVE-2026-10840Network attack vector

Privilege escalation via overbroad ClusterRoleBinding

Published Jun 4, 2026 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Privilege escalation in Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines allows remote authenticated users to modify Kueue and cert-manager resources via cluster RBAC. The tekton-scheduler-rolebinding ClusterRoleBinding binds the system:authenticated group to the tekton-scheduler-role ClusterRole, granting write access to Kueue and cert-manager custom resources that should be limited to operator-controlled identities. Exposure requires cluster authentication and the presence of the Kueue or cert-manager CRDs; attackers can disrupt scheduling, delete other tenants' Workload objects, or trigger cert-manager to overwrite TLS Secrets such as the default ingress certificate.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines allows remote authenticated users to modify Kueue and cert-manager resources via cluster RBAC. The tekton-scheduler-rolebinding ClusterRoleBinding binds the system:authenticated group to the tekton-scheduler-role ClusterRole, granting write access to Kueue and cert-manager custom resources that should be limited to operator-controlled identities. Exposure requires cluster authentication and the presence of the Kueue or cert-manager CRDs; attackers can disrupt scheduling, delete other tenants' Workload objects, or trigger cert-manager to overwrite TLS Secrets such as the default ingress certificate.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-10840
Published
Jun 4, 2026
Updated
Aug 16, 2026
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Builds for Red Hat OpenShift
Classifications
CWE-732, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Builds for Red Hat OpenShiftAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat OpenShift BuildsAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat OpenShift PipelinesAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

7.1cve.orgCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
7.1Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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