Privilege Escalation in odh-dashboard by Red Hat
CVE-2026-18949

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Openshift Ai (rhoai)
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-18949?

A flaw exists in the odh-dashboard that can be exploited when an attacker gains control of a compromised Service Account (SA) token. This vulnerability results from excessively broad permissions assigned to the SA, allowing attackers to escalate their privileges to the level of cluster administrator. Through this exploitation, there is potential access to sensitive information, including credentials and encryption keys across the entire cluster, which poses a significant risk to multi-tenant isolation and data security.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18949
vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511168
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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