Answer in brief
CVE-2026-50240 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Pipelines-as-code: openshift-pipelines-operator-rh: pipelines-as-code: repository users can trigger namespace edit-equivalent execution via auto-provisioned pipeline serviceaccount. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/devspaces/udi-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/openshift-builds/openshift-builds-rhel9-operator (generic), Red Hat/openshift-pipelines-client (generic), Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-cli-tkn-rhel8 (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Red Hat/devspaces/udi-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/openshift-builds/openshift-builds-rhel9-operator (generic), Red Hat/openshift-pipelines-client (generic), Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-cli-tkn-rhel8 (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/devspaces/udi-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-builds/openshift-builds-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines-clientgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-cli-tkn-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-cli-tkn-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-opc-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-operator-proxy-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-operator-proxy-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-operator-webhook-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-operator-webhook-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-pipelines-as-code-cli-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-pipelines-as-code-cli-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-pipelines-as-code-controller-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-pipelines-as-code-controller-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-pipelines-as-code-watcher-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-pipelines-as-code-watcher-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-pipelines-as-code-webhook-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-pipelines-as-code-webhook-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-rhel8-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-serverless-1/kn-client-kn-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-serverless-1/kn-plugin-func-func-util-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-serverless-clientsgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/web-terminal/web-terminal-tooling-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Nov 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 6, 2026
A flaw was found in OpenShift Pipelines-as-Code (PAC). PAC does not verify whether the creator of a Repository custom resource has permission to create PipelineRuns. A namespace user with only Repository and Secret create/delete permissions can cause PAC to execute attacker-controlled PipelineRuns as the auto-provisioned pipeline ServiceAccount, which carries ClusterRole/edit by default. This results in namespace-scoped privilege escalation, enabling Secret read, resource creation/modification/deletion, and potential supply chain injection in CI/CD namespaces.
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