High [CVE-2026-18950] Odh-dashboard: odh-dashboard: confused-deputy privilege escalation via unchecked roleref in rolebinding creation
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-18950 affecting Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI).
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Summary
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.
Affected product named by the advisory: Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI).
Affected versions
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Mitigation
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