CVE-2026-56160 (GCVE-0-2026-56160)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-23 23:55 – Updated: 2026-07-23 23:55 Exclusively Hosted Service
VLAI
Title
Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Improper authorization in Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-07-23 14:00
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