Incorrect privilege assignment in Red Hat OpenShift GitOps - CVE-2025-13888
Published: December 15, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119967
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-13888
CWE-ID: CWE-266
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect privilege assignment. A remote user can create privileged workloads that run on master nodes, effectively giving them root access to the entire cluster.
Affected software
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
How to mitigate CVE-2025-13888
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps - addressed in versions 1.16.5, 1.17.3, 1.18.2, 1.18.3