Advisory severityMedium5.8Red Hat Linux

Medium [CVE-2026-76654] Subpath symlinking on Windows nodes permits NTLM coercion

This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-76654; related products: Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers.

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CVE-2026-76654 Source published Sep 15, 2026Source updated Sep 15, 2026

VulniPulse record published Sep 25, 2026Record updated Sep 28, 2026

CVE-2026-76654

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Summary

Subpath symlinking on Windows nodes permits NTLM coercion. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 5.8).

Weakness: CWE-59.

Affected product named by the advisory: Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers.

Affected versions

No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.

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Fixed versions

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Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 11 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Clusters with no Windows nodes need no change. These steps reduce exposure: - Limit who can create pods that schedule onto Windows nodes. - Prevent Windows nodes from opening SMB/UNC connections to untrusted networks.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 11 days ago·verify at source

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