CVE-2026-18982 HIGH

CVE-2026-18982: Odh-training-operator-rhel9: rhoai fork aggregates training job create onto native edit/admin clusterroles

Weakness CWE-250
Published August 10, 2026
Last update August 11, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in the RHOAI training-operator. This vulnerability allows a user with standard edit or admin roles in any Kubernetes namespace to escalate their privileges. Through the creation of training jobs, an attacker can impersonate service accounts, access the host filesystem, and potentially execute arbitrary code remotely. This issue arises from the aggregation of training job permissions onto native Kubernetes edit and admin ClusterRoles, coupled with unrestricted PodTemplateSpec passthrough.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 10, 2026 CVE published
August 11, 2026 Record updated