CVE-2026-18608

Data-science-pipelines-operator: dspo: operator clusterrole grants pods/exec:*, kubeflow.org */*, and clusterrole/binding crud cluster-wide

Published Aug 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator (DSPO). The operator's ClusterRole, which defines its permissions, includes extensive privileges beyond what is necessary for its operation. These excessive permissions, such as the ability to execute commands within pods and manage cluster-wide roles, could be exploited. If the DSPO pod were compromised, an attacker could leverage these privileges to gain full administrative control over the entire Kubernetes cluster.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

To reduce the attack surface, administrators should review and modify the `ClusterRole` associated with the Data Science Pipelines Operator (DSPO) to remove unnecessary permissions. Specifically, restrict or remove permissions for `pods/exec`, `kubeflow.org */*`, `seldondeployments *`, and broad `apiGroups:'*'` for deployments and services. The operator's `ClusterRole` should be limited to only the required resources such as `apps/deployments`, `services`, `secrets`, `configmaps`, `roles/rolebindings`, `routes`, `networkpolicies`, `servicemonitors`, and DSPA/Argo CRDs. Applying these changes may require restarting the DSPO pod for the updated permissions to take effect and could impact operator functionality if not carefully validated.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.5::el9
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:2.25::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.4::el9
References
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Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Red Hat
Red Hat red Hat Openshift Ai (rhoai)
Vendors & Products Red Hat
Red Hat red Hat Openshift Ai (rhoai)
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.3::el9
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator (DSPO). The operator's ClusterRole, which defines its permissions, includes extensive privileges beyond what is necessary for its operation. These excessive permissions, such as the ability to execute commands within pods and manage cluster-wide roles, could be exploited. If the DSPO pod were compromised, an attacker could leverage these privileges to gain full administrative control over the entire Kubernetes cluster.
Title Data-science-pipelines-operator: dspo: operator clusterrole grants pods/exec:*, kubeflow.org */*, and clusterrole/binding crud cluster-wide
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat openshift Ai
Weaknesses CWE-250
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat openshift Ai
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 21, 2026, 10:24 AM
Reserved
Aug 3, 2026, 7:18 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 10, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Sep 21, 2026, 11:17 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 10, 2026, 6:47 PM