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Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation

WID-SEC-2026-1680 · first 27.05.2026 · updated 17.06.2026 · CVSS 9,9

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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 Virtualization ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

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

  • seine Privilegien zu erhöhen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • SUSE Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.21
  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.18
  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.17
  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.19
  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.20
  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.16
  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.12
  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.13
  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.14
  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.15

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Install the updates provided by the vendor; details in the sources below.

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

CVE: CVE-2026-7374

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.

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