CVE-2026-18617
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk41th percentile - higher than 41% of all known CVEs
Summary
A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator (DSPO) where the spec.database.customExtraParams field allows injection of dangerous parameters into the MySQL DSN string. An attacker with namespace editor privileges can enable LOCAL INFILE and exfiltrate sensitive files like the service account token, leading to privilege escalation to cluster-admin.
Risk Assessment
The risk includes privilege escalation in the Kubernetes cluster, potentially giving an unauthorized user full control over the cluster.
Recommendation
Restrict namespace editor permissions and validate parameters in the customExtraParams field to prevent injection of dangerous values.
Other vulnerabilities in Data Science Pipelines Operator
See all- CVE-2026-18611High
A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator where credentials like MariaDB passwords and MinIO keys are generated using a cryptographically weak PRNG, making them predictable. An unauthenticated attacker with access to the MinIO Route or MariaDB Service can derive these credentials and gain unauthorized access to all pipeline artifacts and metadata.
- CVE-2026-18608High
A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator (DSPO) where its ClusterRole grants excessive privileges, including the ability to execute commands in pods and manage cluster-wide roles. If the DSPO pod is compromised, an attacker could leverage these privileges to gain full administrative control over the entire Kubernetes cluster.
Original NVD description (English source)
A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator (DSPO). A namespace editor can exploit a vulnerability in the spec.database.customExtraParams field, which allows for the injection of dangerous parameters into the MySQL Data Source Name (DSN) string. By manipulating these parameters, an attacker can enable LOCAL INFILE functionality and exfiltrate sensitive files, such as the service account token, from the operator pod. This can lead to privilege escalation, allowing a namespace editor to gain cluster-admin privileges.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS