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Red Hat OpenShift für Windows Containers (WMCO): Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2026-2552 · first 29.07.2026 · updated 14.10.2026 · CVSS 8,8

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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 Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift für Windows Containers ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen und vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • Administratorrechte zu erlangen
  • vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift Windows Containers <10.22.1

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 Windows Containers 10.22.1

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-2026-54099, CVE-2026-54100

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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