High

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

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced 10 Aug 2026Source revision 1

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CVE-2026-18950

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Security context

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Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25

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Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3

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Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4

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Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)

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Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)

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Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)

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Structured affected-version data

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Related CVEs: CVE-2026-18950
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Publisher severity

high

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Event: #3003 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:28:20 GMT
Publisher date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:45:05 GMT

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