# CVE-2026-16456: Odh-model-controller: odh-model-controller: cross-namespace secret read via nim account crd confused deputy

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-11

## Affected

- rhoai/odh-model-controller-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-model-controller-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-model-controller-rhel9: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the `odh-model-controller`. An authenticated user with permissions to create custom resources can exploit a vulnerability in the `loadSecret` function. This function improperly reads the Secret namespace from user-controlled input without validation. This allows an attacker to read sensitive API keys and cloud credentials from other namespaces, leading to information disclosure.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhoai/odh-model-controller-rhel9, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53261
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53262
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53263
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16456
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2503159

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