Privilege escalation in Red Hat Ai Inference Server
CVE-2026-18621
A flaw was found in Data Science Pipelines (DSP). An attacker with namespace editor privileges can bypass security hardening by submitting a malicious Argo Workflow through the V1 API path. This allows the API server to create pods with el…
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Red Hat Ai Inference Server
- Red Hat Openshift Ai 3.3 — versions 1785187920
- Red Hat Openshift Ai (Rhoai)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18621?
- CVE-2026-18621 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ai Inference Server, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2026-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18621?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.