What is CVE-2026-96577?

CVE-2026-96577 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Assisted Installer For Openshift Container Platform 2, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-96577?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Red Hat Assisted Installer For Openshift Container Platform 2

CVE-2026-96577

A flaw was found in oc-mirror. During mirroring operations, the embedded local cache registry binds to all network interfaces without authentication or encryption instead of restricting access to the local system. An unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network can connect to the exposed service to push tampered container images, delete cached images, or access mirrored content.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2026-10-01 · last modified 2026-10-01.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96577 (vdb-entry)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-96577?: CVE-2026-96577 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Assisted Installer For Openshift Container Platform 2, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-96577?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.