Description
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.
Severity (CVSS)
| Base score | 8.3 |
|---|---|
| Severity | High |
| Version | CVSS 3.1 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Provided by | CNA |
Weaknesses
- CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54100 (vdb-entry x_refsource_REDHAT)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487953 (issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT)
Generated from the official CVE List on 22 Jun 2026 14:43 UTC.