{
    "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
    "dataVersion": "5.2",
    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-18982",
        "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "redhat",
        "dateReserved": "2026-08-05T16:53:18.819Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-10T20:45:19.349Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-09-21T10:25:07.460Z"
    },
    "containers": {
        "cna": {
            "title": "Odh-training-operator-rhel9: rhoai fork aggregates training job create onto native edit/admin clusterroles",
            "metrics": [
                {
                    "other": {
                        "content": {
                            "value": "Critical",
                            "namespace": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/"
                        },
                        "type": "Red Hat severity rating"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "cvssV3_1": {
                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                        "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "baseScore": 8.8,
                        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                        "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                        "userInteraction": "NONE",
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "version": "3.1"
                    },
                    "format": "CVSS"
                }
            ],
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "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."
                }
            ],
            "affected": [
                {
                    "vendor": "Red Hat",
                    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25",
                    "collectionURL": "https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/",
                    "packageName": "rhoai/odh-training-operator-rhel9",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "1785187053",
                            "lessThan": "*",
                            "versionType": "rpm",
                            "status": "unaffected"
                        }
                    ],
                    "cpes": [
                        "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:2.25::el9"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "vendor": "Red Hat",
                    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3",
                    "collectionURL": "https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/",
                    "packageName": "rhoai/odh-training-operator-rhel9",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "1785188461",
                            "lessThan": "*",
                            "versionType": "rpm",
                            "status": "unaffected"
                        }
                    ],
                    "cpes": [
                        "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.3::el9"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "vendor": "Red Hat",
                    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4",
                    "collectionURL": "https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/",
                    "packageName": "rhoai/odh-training-operator-rhel9",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "1784814352",
                            "lessThan": "*",
                            "versionType": "rpm",
                            "status": "unaffected"
                        }
                    ],
                    "cpes": [
                        "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.4::el9"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "vendor": "Red Hat",
                    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4",
                    "collectionURL": "https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/",
                    "packageName": "rhoai/odh-training-operator-rhel9",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "1787361677",
                            "lessThan": "*",
                            "versionType": "rpm",
                            "status": "unaffected"
                        }
                    ],
                    "cpes": [
                        "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.4::el9"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "vendor": "Red Hat",
                    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5",
                    "collectionURL": "https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/",
                    "packageName": "rhoai/odh-latency-predictor-prediction-rhel9",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "1786552271",
                            "lessThan": "*",
                            "versionType": "rpm",
                            "status": "unaffected"
                        }
                    ],
                    "cpes": [
                        "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.5::el9"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "vendor": "Red Hat",
                    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5",
                    "collectionURL": "https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/",
                    "packageName": "rhoai/odh-latency-predictor-training-rhel9",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "1786552250",
                            "lessThan": "*",
                            "versionType": "rpm",
                            "status": "unaffected"
                        }
                    ],
                    "cpes": [
                        "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.5::el9"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "references": [
                {
                    "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53261",
                    "name": "RHSA-2026:53261",
                    "tags": [
                        "vendor-advisory",
                        "x_refsource_REDHAT"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53262",
                    "name": "RHSA-2026:53262",
                    "tags": [
                        "vendor-advisory",
                        "x_refsource_REDHAT"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53263",
                    "name": "RHSA-2026:53263",
                    "tags": [
                        "vendor-advisory",
                        "x_refsource_REDHAT"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60367",
                    "name": "RHSA-2026:60367",
                    "tags": [
                        "vendor-advisory",
                        "x_refsource_REDHAT"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520",
                    "name": "RHSA-2026:60520",
                    "tags": [
                        "vendor-advisory",
                        "x_refsource_REDHAT"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18982",
                    "tags": [
                        "vdb-entry",
                        "x_refsource_REDHAT"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511648",
                    "name": "RHBZ#2511648",
                    "tags": [
                        "issue-tracking",
                        "x_refsource_REDHAT"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "datePublic": "2026-08-10T18:54:54.627Z",
            "problemTypes": [
                {
                    "descriptions": [
                        {
                            "cweId": "CWE-250",
                            "description": "Execution with Unnecessary Privileges",
                            "lang": "en",
                            "type": "CWE"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "x_redhatCweChain": "CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges",
            "workarounds": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability."
                }
            ],
            "timeline": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "time": "2026-08-05T16:49:49.872Z",
                    "value": "Reported to Red Hat."
                },
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "time": "2026-08-10T18:54:54.627Z",
                    "value": "Made public."
                }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
                "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
                "shortName": "redhat",
                "dateUpdated": "2026-09-21T10:25:07.460Z"
            },
            "x_generator": {
                "engine": "cvelib 1.8.0"
            }
        },
        "adp": [
            {
                "metrics": [
                    {
                        "other": {
                            "type": "ssvc",
                            "content": {
                                "timestamp": "2026-08-11T15:34:16.136114Z",
                                "id": "CVE-2026-18982",
                                "options": [
                                    {
                                        "Exploitation": "none"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Automatable": "no"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Technical Impact": "total"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                                "version": "2.0.3"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment",
                "providerMetadata": {
                    "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
                    "shortName": "CISA-ADP",
                    "dateUpdated": "2026-08-11T15:34:27.624Z"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}