Red Hat OpenShift AI odh-model-controller loadSecret information disclosure

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4.3$5k-$25k0.96

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat OpenShift AI. The impacted element is the function loadSecret of the component odh-model-controller. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-16456. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Red Hat OpenShift AI (version now known). This issue affects the function loadSecret of the component odh-model-controller. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in the `odh-model-controller`. An authenticated user with permissions to create custom resources can exploit a vulnerability in the `loadSecret` function. This function improperly reads the Secret namespace from user-controlled input without validation. This allows an attacker to read sensitive API keys and cloud credentials from other namespaces, leading to information disclosure.

It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-16456 since 07/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/10/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/21/2026 CVE reserved
08/10/2026 +20 days Advisory disclosed
08/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-16456 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16456
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-387911

Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2026 23:24
Changes: 08/10/2026 23:24 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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