# CVE-2026-54099: Windows-machine-config-operator: windows-machine-config-operator: wicd csr extra-organization allows privilege escalation to system:masters

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-22 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

- openshift4-wincw/windows-machine-config-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- openshift4-wincw/windows-machine-config-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- openshift4-wincw/windows-machine-config-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- openshift4-wincw/windows-machine-config-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- openshift4-wincw/windows-machine-config-rhel8-operator: version range not reported
- openshift4-wincw/windows-machine-config-rhel9-operator: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the Windows Machine Config Operator (WMCO) for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. The WICD CSR auto-approver validates that a Certificate Signing Request contains the organization system:wicd-nodes but does not reject additional organization values such as system:masters. A compromised Windows worker node that holds WICD credentials can submit a CSR that is auto-approved and signed by the cluster, yielding a client certificate that grants cluster-administrator privileges and enabling full cluster takeover.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openshift4-wincw/windows-machine-config-rhel9-operator, openshift4-wincw/windows-machine-config-rhel8-operator, 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-2026:47173
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61780
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:81397
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82440
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54099
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487950

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