CVE-2026-15584CWE-250

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

High · published July 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00416 · 34.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Published
2026-07-13T12:01Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 JUL 12:01Z
    Redhatinsights/incluster-checks: incluster-checks: privileged host-chroot debug pods created in shared default namespace enable privilege escalation to node root
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