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.
History

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:2.25::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.4::el9
References

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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)

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.3::el9
References

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Critical


Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-285

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Odh-dashboard: odh-dashboard: confused-deputy privilege escalation via unchecked roleref in rolebinding creation
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat openshift Ai
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat openshift Ai
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2026-08-10T20:45:05.127Z

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:53:29.403Z

Reserved: 2026-08-05T13:40:44.621Z

Link: CVE-2026-18950

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T17:44:29.763Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T21:17:21.583

Modified: 2026-08-11T20:17:38.323

Link: CVE-2026-18950

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2026-08-10T18:54:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-18950 - Bugzilla