# CVE-2026-18608: Data-science-pipelines-operator: dspo: operator clusterrole grants pods/exec:\*, kubeflow.org \*/\*, and clusterrole/binding crud cluster-wide

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-09-21

## Affected

- rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-latency-predictor-prediction-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-latency-predictor-training-rhel9: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator (DSPO). The operator's ClusterRole, which defines its permissions, includes extensive privileges beyond what is necessary for its operation. These excessive permissions, such as the ability to execute commands within pods and manage cluster-wide roles, could be exploited. If the DSPO pod were compromised, an attacker could leverage these privileges to gain full administrative control over the entire Kubernetes cluster.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9, rhoai/odh-latency-predictor-prediction-rhel9, rhoai/odh-latency-predictor-training-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-2026:60367
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18608
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510296

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