Odh-dashboard: odh-dashboard: backend port 8080 trusts x-forwarded-access-token without origin validation
Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
8.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available
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1 current
CVE-2026-16745 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securityodh-dashboard: odh-dashboard: Backend port 8080 trusts x-forwarded-access-token without origin validation
20 fixed
The vendor explicitly identifies these products or versions as containing the fix.
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:09c0f607f8dad58b125ca04a1dc81f12b2756c23804215e7a7e6661c8cfdd57e_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:0acb5fd5218f2e83838b445094a7147ca98ac804a6f9b2c9ed9ad43848a711ff_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:3268e27af4f4af4c20ba2ff049a9551feba44907e8398183aa6db5b8c304b7de_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:7214df61f824b0b684300df9d157b23c6bbdd20963dd47e5299c159e1cb11223_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:91c876725560656458d2b3571fb59e6b055ca9a23b16dcf87260769f7de71c55_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:93f2f92e14b4538d1307c4700e6e2caa11264c1eec5b23fe2d863e485c1bef5c_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:acf4fc094f9b45178b4a1ebed8ca64d17b065bd7e7a74b945e0866bed1180d48_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:f7b3a8d09c0e808b7bd664489239af124746347c069629cf5935a36b2e8c2f68_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:19d7eb376594ebd87d118236fed224820f650c19e5c2c621577bf1e1f27edca1_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:214ec254ee5857e00ffbbb7c7bab39c1659537a00a87ab2a05ba55b16a7897bc_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:63fed16c4f462616db4c2577682f6553f771f02fbbf8134cbb4699542e0f0126_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3
registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:bce84f2d0d1a91fe190dc4aa67e3208427ec9496a4b425960614239c9bdaca9d_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3
Summary
A flaw was found in odh-dashboard, the web console component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI). Due to incorrect network binding, a malicious actor within the cluster can bypass authentication and impersonate any user by providing an arbitrary access token. This allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Kubernetes API, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure.
Remediation
For Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25.11 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this errata update: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_openshift_ai/
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Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.
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ENISA EUVD identifier
EUVD-2026-47972
No EUVD known-exploited evidence
A flaw was found in odh-dashboard, the web console component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI). Due to incorrect network binding, a malicious actor within the cluster can bypass authentication and impersonate any user by providing an arbitrary access token. This allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Kubernetes API, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure.
EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
8.8 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available
01
What, why and how
A flaw was found in odh-dashboard, the web console component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI). Due to incorrect network binding, a malicious actor within the cluster can bypass authentication and impersonate any user by providing an arbitrary access token. This allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Kubernetes API, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure.
What
A flaw was found in odh-dashboard, the web console component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI). Due to incorrect network binding, a malicious actor within the cluster can bypass authentication and impersonate any user by providing an arbitrary access token. This allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Kubernetes API, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure.
Why
The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.
What
A flaw was found in odh-dashboard, the web console component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI). Due to incorrect network binding, a malicious actor within the cluster can bypass authentication and impersonate any user by providing an arbitrary access token. This allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Kubernetes API, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure.
Why
The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.
02
Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No confirmed evidence
No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.None recorded
No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
Likely attack path
a network path → Origin Validation Error → execute code or commands in the affected security context
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness ?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-346: Origin Validation Error. The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.
CVSS vector ?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
After compromise, an attacker may use built-in shells, scripting engines, scheduled tasks and native network utilities for discovery, persistence or movement. This is a plausible LoTL path, not evidence that it has occurred for every attack.
Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-47972Official EUVD mapping
A flaw was found in odh-dashboard, the web console component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI). Due to incorrect network binding, a malicious actor within the cluster can bypass authentication and impersonate any user by providing an arbitrary access token. This allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Kubernetes API, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure.
Official EUVD record ↗BSI · German · WID-SEC-2026-2750Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, und um Dateien zu manipulieren.
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
Status ?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
For Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25.11 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this errata update: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_openshift_ai/
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04
Evidence and provenance
Published 23 Jul 2026 · Last source change 8 Sept 2026, 21:52 UTC · CWE-346 · Origin Validation Error
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source ?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-47972
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD awaiting enrichment
Missing structured fields: affected versions. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.
Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
Before
Fixed: registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:0acb5fd5218f2e83838b445094a7147ca98ac804a6f9b2c9ed9ad43848a711ff_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:7214df61f824b0b684300df9d157b23c6bbdd20963dd47e5299c159e1cb11223_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:93f2f92e14b4538d1307c4700e6e2caa11264c1eec5b23fe2d863e485c1bef5c_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:f7b3a8d09c0e808b7bd664489239af124746347c069629cf5935a36b2e8c2f68_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:19d7eb376594ebd87d118236fed224820f650c19e5c2c621577bf1e1f27edca1_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:214ec254ee5857e00ffbbb7c7bab39c1659537a00a87ab2a05ba55b16a7897bc_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:63fed16c4f462616db4c2577682f6553f771f02fbbf8134cbb4699542e0f0126_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:bce84f2d0d1a91fe190dc4aa67e3208427ec9496a4b425960614239c9bdaca9d_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:01ea20cdd6f845d4b493866732deb175c2bb304c1f2072177b67a54561f4f124_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:4a475dd6221080671c742651eede4964956caf997fa84f10c1c889b4bb2eb935_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:5868b4761ed164f2bf50fb65bf1f569eeaaaa7141d27bd67f92df74e76924786_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:c7daef8e89de0e096983b72e81eeae966cea075874f1ddc498e0f92b9d5a278d_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:dbaf78b7927d84af5cb0839937541970959ad7c22238e0ba1128eaf7605968b2_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:e664313bd4db6fedb5057fda3779520c577763b491787e8163a6826501a2e11f_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:e7e8d049a0c6435e3c00eb8b35c832bd844e053635be612b8f3e5d62817ad0b4_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:f3ee104a6bda47b1fd75494d5cde518327d39a5b1e3db2353e3103a77d75baf0_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4
After
Fixed: registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:09c0f607f8dad58b125ca04a1dc81f12b2756c23804215e7a7e6661c8cfdd57e_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:0acb5fd5218f2e83838b445094a7147ca98ac804a6f9b2c9ed9ad43848a711ff_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:3268e27af4f4af4c20ba2ff049a9551feba44907e8398183aa6db5b8c304b7de_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:7214df61f824b0b684300df9d157b23c6bbdd20963dd47e5299c159e1cb11223_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:91c876725560656458d2b3571fb59e6b055ca9a23b16dcf87260769f7de71c55_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:93f2f92e14b4538d1307c4700e6e2caa11264c1eec5b23fe2d863e485c1bef5c_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:acf4fc094f9b45178b4a1ebed8ca64d17b065bd7e7a74b945e0866bed1180d48_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:f7b3a8d09c0e808b7bd664489239af124746347c069629cf5935a36b2e8c2f68_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:19d7eb376594ebd87d118236fed224820f650c19e5c2c621577bf1e1f27edca1_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:214ec254ee5857e00ffbbb7c7bab39c1659537a00a87ab2a05ba55b16a7897bc_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:63fed16c4f462616db4c2577682f6553f771f02fbbf8134cbb4699542e0f0126_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:bce84f2d0d1a91fe190dc4aa67e3208427ec9496a4b425960614239c9bdaca9d_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:01ea20cdd6f845d4b493866732deb175c2bb304c1f2072177b67a54561f4f124_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:4a475dd6221080671c742651eede4964956caf997fa84f10c1c889b4bb2eb935_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:5868b4761ed164f2bf50fb65bf1f569eeaaaa7141d27bd67f92df74e76924786_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:c7daef8e89de0e096983b72e81eeae966cea075874f1ddc498e0f92b9d5a278d_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:dbaf78b7927d84af5cb0839937541970959ad7c22238e0ba1128eaf7605968b2_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:e664313bd4db6fedb5057fda3779520c577763b491787e8163a6826501a2e11f_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:e7e8d049a0c6435e3c00eb8b35c832bd844e053635be612b8f3e5d62817ad0b4_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4; registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9@sha256:f3ee104a6bda47b1fd75494d5cde518327d39a5b1e3db2353e3103a77d75baf0_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
CVE-2026-16745: Odh-dashboard: odh-dashboard: backend port 8080 trusts x-forwarded-access-token without origin validation | BlackTree
