# CVE-2026-16745: Odh-dashboard: odh-dashboard: backend port 8080 trusts x-forwarded-access-token without origin validation

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-23 · Updated: 2026-09-30

## Affected

- rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in odh-dashboard, the web console component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI). Due to incorrect network binding, a malicious actor within the cluster can bypass authentication and impersonate any user by providing an arbitrary access token. This allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Kubernetes API, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhoai/odh-dashboard-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/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73987
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16745
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506350

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