CVE-2025-13888
Openshift-gitops-operator: openshift gitops: namespace admin cluster takeover via privileged jobs
CVSS Score
9.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A flaw was found in OpenShift GitOps. Namespace admins can create ArgoCD Custom Resources (CRs) that trick the system into granting them elevated permissions in other namespaces, including privileged namespaces. An authenticated attacker can then use these elevated permissions to create privileged workloads that run on master nodes, effectively giving them root access to the entire cluster.
| CWE | CWE-266 |
| Vendor | redhat-developer |
| Product | gitops-operator |
| Published | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Jan 22, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
redhat-developer / gitops-operator
0 < 1.16.2
Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.16
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.17
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.18
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.18
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23203 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23206 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23207 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1017 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13888 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418361 github.com: https://github.com/redhat-developer/gitops-operator/commit/bc6ac3e03d7c8b3db5d8f1770c868396a4c2dcef github.com: https://github.com/redhat-developer/gitops-operator/pull/897 github.com: https://github.com/redhat-developer/gitops-operator/releases/tag/v1.16.2