CVE-2026-18611Network attack vector

Unauthenticated credential derivation via time-seeded math/rand

Published Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026

Predictable credential generation in Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 allows remote attackers to derive MariaDB and MinIO credentials over the network. The passwordGen function in controllers/dspipeline_params.go reseeds Go's math/rand with time.Now().UnixNano() on every call, and RetrieveOrCreateSecret uses its predictable output for database passwords and object-storage keys. Access to the MinIO Route or MariaDB Service and operator-generated defaults is required; recovered credentials expose read and write access to pipeline artifacts and metadata.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Predictable credential generation in Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 allows remote attackers to derive MariaDB and MinIO credentials over the network. The passwordGen function in controllers/dspipeline_params.go reseeds Go's math/rand with time.Now().UnixNano() on every call, and RetrieveOrCreateSecret uses its predictable output for database passwords and object-storage keys. Access to the MinIO Route or MariaDB Service and operator-generated defaults is required; recovered credentials expose read and write access to pipeline artifacts and metadata.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-18611
Published
Aug 10, 2026
Updated
Aug 10, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-338, T1078
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.5Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-338Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
T1078Valid Accounts

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