High severity · published Jul 13, 2026
CVE-2026-15584
Redhatinsights/incluster-checks: incluster-checks: privileged host-chroot debug pods created in shared default namespace enable privilege escalation to node root
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PD
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Affected product
PD
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References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15584
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15584
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15584
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2499647
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