Red Hat OpenShift GitOps: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Erlangen von Administratorrechten
WID-SEC-2025-2861 · first 17.12.2025 · updated 23.01.2026 · CVSS 9,1
What it is about
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps ist eine Lösung, die Git als Single Source of Truth für die deklarative Infrastruktur- und Anwendungsbereitstellung in OpenShift-Clustern nutzt. Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat OpenShift GitOps ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network, but only with valid access (login required), for example with stolen credentials or as an insider.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- Administratorrechte zu erlangen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps <v1.16.5
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps <v1.17.3
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps <v1.18.2
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps v1.16.5
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps v1.17.3
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps v1.18.2
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- GitHub Advisory Database vom 2025-12-16 github.com
- RedHat Customer Portal vom 2025-12-16 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2025-12-16 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2025-12-16 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2025-12-16 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:1017 vom 2026-01-22 access.redhat.com
CVE: CVE-2025-13888
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.