CVE-2026-18982
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CVE-2026-18982 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | All versions |
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