CVE-2026-18950 PUBLISHED

Odh-dashboard: odh-dashboard: confused-deputy privilege escalation via unchecked roleref in rolebinding creation

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 05.08.2026 Published: 10.08.2026 Updated: 11.08.2026

A flaw was found in odh-dashboard. An authenticated user of the dashboard can exploit a vulnerability related to how RoleBindings are created. The system does not properly validate the roleRef field, allowing a user to specify an arbitrary role, including highly privileged ones like cluster-admin. This can lead to privilege escalation, where an attacker gains unauthorized elevated access within their namespace and potentially persistent control over the system.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3
Versions Default: affected
  • unaffected from 1786109683 to * (excl.)
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Versions Default: affected

Workarounds

To mitigate this issue, restrict access to the OpenShift AI dashboard to only trusted users. Additionally, implement an Open Policy Agent (OPA) or Gatekeeper policy to prevent the creation of RoleBindings that reference privileged ClusterRoles like cluster-admin within user namespaces. Regularly monitor audit logs for any unauthorized RoleBinding creations.

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