---
id: CVE-2026-18611
title: A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator. This vulnerability
  allows an unauthenticated attacker to derive sensitive credentials, such as
  MariaDB root/user passwords and MinIO access/secret keys, if they can access
  the MinI…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-338
vendor: Red Hat
product: rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9
affected:
  - rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9 (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9 (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9 (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9 (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9 (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-latency-predictor-prediction-rhel9 (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-latency-predictor-training-rhel9 (all versions)
patched:
  - openshift_ai 2.25
  - openshift_ai 3.3
  - openshift_ai 3.4
published: '2026-08-10'
updated: '2026-09-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-21T12:17:10.577'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18611'
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-2026:60367'
    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-2026-18611'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510299'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-18611.json
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18611'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18611'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-08-11T17:49:00.178995Z'
epss: 0.00606
epssPercentile: 0.46769
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T23:13:54.647Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to derive sensitive credentials, such as MariaDB root/user passwords and MinIO access/secret keys, if they can access the MinIO Route or MariaDB Service. The flaw occurs because the operator uses a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) to generate these credentials, making them predictable. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to all pipeline artifacts and metadata, resulting in significant information disclosure.

## Remediation

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

## Vendor advisories

- **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-2026:65126** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126)
- **RHSA-2026:53263** · 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)
- **RHSA-2026:60367** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60367)