CVE-2026-18949Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Cluster-admin escalation via overprivileged dashboard ClusterRole

Published Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026

Improper privilege management in Red Hat OpenShift AI allows remote authenticated users with a dashboard SA token to gain cluster-admin access. The odh-dashboard ClusterRole grants its Service Account cluster-wide read and delete access to secrets and permission to create ClusterRoleBindings. Exploitation requires compromise of that token and the dashboard component to be enabled; successful abuse exposes credentials and breaks tenant isolation.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Red Hat OpenShift AI allows remote authenticated users with a dashboard SA token to gain cluster-admin access. The odh-dashboard ClusterRole grants its Service Account cluster-wide read and delete access to secrets and permission to create ClusterRoleBindings. Exploitation requires compromise of that token and the dashboard component to be enabled; successful abuse exposes credentials and breaks tenant isolation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-18949
Published
Aug 10, 2026
Updated
Aug 10, 2026
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Red Hat OpenShift AI
Classifications
CWE-250, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

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 privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Red Hat OpenShift AIAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

8.8Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
T1098Account Manipulation

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