VDB-372681 · CVE-2026-54100 · GCVE-0-2026-54100

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Node Configuration certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and OpenShift for Windows Containers. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Node Configuration Handler. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-54100. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and OpenShift for Windows Containers (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Node Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in the Windows Machine Config Operator (WMCO) for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. WMCO establishes SSH connections to Windows worker nodes without verifying the remote server host key. An adjacent-network attacker who can intercept or redirect WMCO's SSH session can capture WICD and kubelet bootstrap credentials transferred during node configuration, enabling compromise of Windows node identities in the cluster.

The advisory is shared at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-54100 since 06/11/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/22/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Virtualization Software

Vendor

Red Hat

Name

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.3
CNA Vector (redhat): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/11/2026 CVE reserved
06/22/2026 +11 days Advisory disclosed
06/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-54100 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-54100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-372681

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2026 17:26
Changes: 06/22/2026 17:26 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103