RCE in Red Hat Openshift Ai 2.25
CVE-2026-18942
A flaw was found in the Feast operator. A malicious tenant could inject arbitrary code into their feature repository. This code would be executed by an automated process with elevated privileges, allowing the tenant to steal sensitive credentials. This could lead to a direct escalation of privileges, granting the tenant administrative control over the Kubernetes cluster.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Red Hat Openshift Ai 2.25 — versions 1786110051
- Red Hat Openshift Ai 3.4 — versions 1786107278
- Red Hat Openshift Ai (Rhoai)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18942 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53261 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53262 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18942?
- CVE-2026-18942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift Ai 2.25, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18942?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.