RHSA-2026:53676

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-08-11 17:01 - Updated: 2026-08-13 22:52
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization v4.12 Images
Severity
Important
Notes
Topic: Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization release v4.12 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs and add enhancements.
Details: OpenShift Virtualization is Red Hat's virtualization solution designed for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. This advisory contains OpenShift Virtualization v4.12 images.
Terms of Use: This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.
CVE-2026-40175

A flaw was found in Axios, a promise-based HTTP client. This vulnerability, known as Prototype Pollution, can be exploited through a specific "Gadget" attack chain. This allows an attacker to escalate a Prototype Pollution vulnerability in a third-party dependency, potentially leading to remote code execution or a full cloud compromise, such as bypassing AWS IMDSv2.

8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-915 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: Red Hat Container Native Virtualization 4.12:registry.redhat.io/container-native-virtualization/kubevirt-console-plugin@sha256:6c6f2680140015a7fd945314c6286fc73d600bc82bf9f8461f032b4d8b3d935d_amd64 —
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