CVE-2026-14450 (GCVE-0-2026-14450)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-10 20:44 – Updated: 2026-08-27 15:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Maas-billing: maas api: privilege escalation via forged http headers due to missing authentication
Summary
A flaw was found in the MaaS API. This vulnerability allows any pod within the cluster to bypass the Kuadrant AuthPolicy gateway by forging HTTP headers, specifically `X-MaaS-Username` and `X-MaaS-Group`, which are trusted verbatim. This lack of first-party authentication enables an attacker to gain unauthorized access and escalate privileges. The concrete consequences include the ability to mint Kubernetes ServiceAccount tokens in other tenants' namespaces, revoke API keys, and exfiltrate sensitive model access configuration.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-11 17:44 UTC
CWE
- CWE-290 - Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53262 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-14450 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496373 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 |
Unaffected:
1785850409 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.4::el9 |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 |
Unaffected:
1787153683 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.4::el9 |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) |
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai
|
Date Public
2026-08-10 18:42
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