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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-15584 EUVD-2026-43491GHSA-r5gr-595c-57qv

Redhatinsights/incluster-checks: incluster-checks: privileged host-chroot debug pods created in shared default namespace enable privilege escalation to node root

Published Jul 13, 2026 · Updated Jul 14, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability was found in the incluster-checks tool for OpenShift. The tool creates privileged debug pods with host filesystem access in the shared default namespace, where any user with the standard edit role can exec into them and obtain root access on cluster nodes.

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