Critical severity · published Dec 15, 2025
CVE-2025-13888
Openshift-gitops-operator: openshift gitops: namespace admin cluster takeover via privileged jobs
9.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in OpenShift GitOps. Namespace admins can create ArgoCD Custom Resources (CRs) that trick the system into granting them elevated permissions in other namespaces, including privileged namespaces. An authenticated attacker can then use these elevated permissions to create privileged workloads that run on master nodes, effectively giving them root access to the entire cluster.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.16 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.17 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.18 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
GI
gitops-operator · redhat-developer
before 1.16.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13888
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13888
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23203
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23206
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23207
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1017
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13888
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418361
