CVE-2026-15584
Received
Received - Intake
Privilege Escalation in OpenShift Incluster-Checks Tool
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-15584, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-07-13
Last updated on: 2026-07-13
Assigner: Red Hat, Inc.
Description
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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | incluster-checks | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-250 | The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. |
