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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-15584 · published 13 July 2026

CVE-2026-15584: Execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability was found in the incluster-checks tool for OpenShift. The tool creates privileged debug pods with host filesystem access in the shared default namespace, where any user with the standard edit role can exec into them and obtain root access on cluster nodes.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.42% · top 66.6% CWE-250 · Execution with unnecessary privileges Awaiting Analysis
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.42%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
14 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability was found in the incluster-checks tool for OpenShift. The tool creates privileged debug pods with host filesystem access in the shared default namespace, where any user with the standard edit role can exec into them and obtain root access on cluster nodes.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

LinkTags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15584
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2499647

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-15584), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.