CVE-2026-15584 Privilege escalation in Pen Drive Powered by Red Hat Lightspeed
Attackers with edit role can exec into privileged debug pods to gain root access on cluster nodes, requiring immediate patching of the incluster-checks tool.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-15584?
CVE-2026-15584 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pen Drive Powered by Red Hat Lightspeed, published on 13 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15584?
How do I fix CVE-2026-15584?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15584 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-15584 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15584 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r5gr-595c-57qv.