CVE-2024-45496 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-45496: Openshift-controller-manager: elevated build pods can lead to node compromise in openshift

Weakness CWE-269
Published September 16, 2024
Last update February 25, 2026

CVSS base score

9.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in OpenShift. This issue occurs due to the misuse of elevated privileges in the OpenShift Container Platform's build process. During the build initialization step, the git-clone container is run with a privileged security context, allowing unrestricted access to the node. An attacker with developer-level access can provide a crafted .gitconfig file containing commands executed during the cloning process, leading to arbitrary command execution on the worker node. An attacker running code in a privileged container could escalate their permissions on the node running the container.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 16, 2024 CVE published
February 25, 2026 Record updated