Red Hat OpenShift: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung und Offenlegung von Informationen
WID-SEC-2026-1550 · first 15.05.2026 · updated 26.10.2026 · CVSS 8,5
What it is about
Red Hat OpenShift ist eine "Platform as a Service" (PaaS) Lösung zur Bereitstellung von Applikationen in der Cloud. Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, und um Informationen offenzulegen.
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
- beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen
- Informationen offenzulegen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Red Hat OpenShift <1.8.0
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 1.8.0
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)
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:17546 vom 2026-05-14 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:24359 vom 2026-06-08 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:24484 vom 2026-06-08 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:26519 vom 2026-06-17 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:26538 vom 2026-06-17 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:89131 vom 2026-10-25 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:89041 vom 2026-10-25 access.redhat.com
CVE: CVE-2026-40938
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.