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Red Hat OpenShift AI maas-api ServiceAccount over-permissioned access enables attacker to gain full cluster administrator privileges

Last refreshed2026-09-30

Status: NEW  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-15218

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-15218
CVSS Score / Version7.9 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-08-27
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is high; privileges required is high; user interaction is none; scope is changed; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is low.
Classified asCWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

What to Know

A flaw was found in the maas-api and maas-controller ServiceAccounts within Red Hat OpenShift AI. These ServiceAccounts are granted cluster-wide permissions that exceed their operational requirements. An attacker who compromises the identity of these ServiceAccounts, either through a remote code execution vulnerability or by creating a malicious pod in the same namespace, could exploit these excessive permissions. This could lead to full cluster administrator privileges through the creation of new ClusterRoleBindings or the disclosure of sensitive information by accessing all secrets across the cluster. (NVD)

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15218
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15218