CVE-2026-18611 Data-science-pipelines-operator: dspo: cryptographically weak secret generation (math/rand) for db and s3 credentials
An unauthenticated attacker can predict database and storage credentials due to weak random number generation, leading to unauthorized access to pipeline artifacts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-18611?
CVE-2026-18611 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25, published on 10 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to derive sensitive credentials, such as MariaDB root/user passwords and MinIO access/secret keys, if they can access the MinIO Route or MariaDB Service. The flaw occurs because the operator uses a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) to generate these credentials, making them predictable. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to all pipeline artifacts and metadata, resulting in significant information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-338
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18611?
How do I fix CVE-2026-18611?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18611 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-18611 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18611 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5qmg-pgg7-3rjj.