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CVE-2026-15584: Redhatinsights/incluster-checks: incluster-checks: privileged host-chroot debug pods created in shared default namespace enable privilege escalation to node root

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-07-13 · updated 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-250

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability was found in the incluster-checks tool for OpenShift. The tool creates privileged debug pods with host filesystem access in the shared default namespace, where any user with the standard edit role can exec into them and obtain root access on cluster nodes.

Affected products

• Red Hat Pen Drive Powered by Red Hat Lightspeed: all versions

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15584
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2499647

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