CVE-2026-14251

Gitops-operator: gitops-operator: missing allowednamespace check in reconcilerhook for clusterrole/role cases enables potential privilege escalation and dos

Published Jul 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in the OpenShift GitOps operator. The ClusterRole reconciler does not validate resource ownership when reconciling ClusterRole objects. A namespace-scoped Argo CD instance can trigger deletion of a ClusterRole owned by a cluster-scoped Argo CD instance by crafting a name collision, resulting in a denial of service.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description A flaw was found in the OpenShift GitOps operator. The ClusterRole reconciler does not validate resource ownership when reconciling ClusterRole objects. A namespace-scoped Argo CD instance can trigger deletion of a ClusterRole owned by a cluster-scoped Argo CD instance by crafting a name collision, resulting in a denial of service.
Title Gitops-operator: gitops-operator: missing allowednamespace check in reconcilerhook for clusterrole/role cases enables potential privilege escalation and dos
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat openshift Gitops
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_gitops:1
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat openshift Gitops
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Jul 16, 2026, 3:12 PM
Reserved
Jun 30, 2026, 2:20 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 15, 2026, 8:16 AM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 6, 2026, 12:00 AM