Privilege escalation in Redhat-Developer Gitops-Operator

CVE-2025-13888

A flaw was found in OpenShift GitOps. Namespace admins can create ArgoCD Custom Resources (CRs) that trick the system into granting them elevated permissions in other namespaces, including privileged namespaces. An authenticated attacker can then use these elevated permissions to create privileged workloads that run on master nodes, effectively giving them root access to the entire cluster.

EPSS: 0.006 (47.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-13888?
CVE-2025-13888 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Redhat-Developer Gitops-Operator, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-13888?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.