---
id: CVE-2026-16745
title: >-
  A flaw was found in odh-dashboard, the web console component of Red Hat
  OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in odh-dashboard, the web console component of Red Hat
  OpenShift AI (RHOAI). Due to incorrect network binding, a malicious actor
  within the cluster can bypass authentication and impersonate any user by
  providing an arbit…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-346
vendor: Red Hat
product: rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9
affected:
  - rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9 (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9 (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9 (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9 (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9 (all versions)
published: '2026-07-23'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T22:17:39.123'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16745'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53261'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53262'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53263'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16745'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506350'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-16745.json
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16745'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16745'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-07-23T13:53:29.776641Z'
epss: 0.00454
epssPercentile: 0.38796
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T22:12:31.022Z'
patched:
  - openshift_ai 2.25
  - openshift_ai 3.3
  - openshift_ai 3.4
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in odh-dashboard, the web console component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI). Due to incorrect network binding, a malicious actor within the cluster can bypass authentication and impersonate any user by providing an arbitrary access token. This allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Kubernetes API, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:65126** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126)
- **RHSA-2026:53261** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 · released 2026-08-11 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53261)
- **RHSA-2026:53263** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 · released 2026-08-11 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53263)
- **RHSA-2026:53262** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 · released 2026-08-11 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53262)
- **RHSA-2026:60520** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 · released 2026-08-27 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520)