CVE-2026-18941

Feast: feast-operator: feast: default authentication mode is no_auth — shared multi-tenant instances deployed without authentication

Published Aug 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Feast and feast-operator. The default configuration for both the Feast SDK and the feast-operator is "no_auth," meaning no security manager is installed. This default allows unauthenticated and unauthorized access to feature-server, registry-server, and offline-server endpoints. A remote attacker, by exploiting this missing authentication, could achieve remote code execution (RCE) by storing a malicious User-Defined Function (UDF) on the feature-server, trigger a denial of service (DoS) by forcing re-materialization of all tenant features, and gain unauthorized access to cross-tenant data.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

To mitigate this vulnerability, configure Feast deployments to utilize Kubernetes RBAC authentication. Ensure that `FeatureStore` Custom Resources (CRs) explicitly define an authentication mechanism other than `no_auth`. For Feast SDK usage, avoid the `no_auth` setting in production environments unless `FEAST_INSECURE_NO_AUTH=1` is explicitly set, acknowledging the security implications. Applying these configuration changes will require a redeployment or restart of the affected Feast services.

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History
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': 'partial'}, '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:3.3::el9
References
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Description A flaw was found in Feast and feast-operator. The default configuration for both the Feast SDK and the feast-operator is "no_auth," meaning no security manager is installed. This default allows unauthenticated and unauthorized access to feature-server, registry-server, and offline-server endpoints. A remote attacker, by exploiting this missing authentication, could achieve remote code execution (RCE) by storing a malicious User-Defined Function (UDF) on the feature-server, trigger a denial of service (DoS) by forcing re-materialization of all tenant features, and gain unauthorized access to cross-tenant data.
Title Feast: feast-operator: feast: default authentication mode is no_auth — shared multi-tenant instances deployed without authentication
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat openshift Ai
Weaknesses CWE-306
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat openshift Ai
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 19, 2026, 11:10 AM
Reserved
Aug 5, 2026, 1:24 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 10, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 12:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 10, 2026, 6:51 PM