High SEVERITY — Vulnerability

CVE-2026-54100 — A flaw was found in the Windows Machine Config Operator (WMCO) for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.

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.

Platform
Windows Server
CVE Record
CVE-2026-54100
CVSS Score
8.3/10
Published
22 June 2026
Views
3
Primary source: Review the official advisory at nvd.nist.gov Kaynağa Git

Summary

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.

Assessment

  • CVE: CVE-2026-54100
  • CVSS base score: 8.3
  • Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Source: NVD kaydı

References

Actions

  • Verify affected systems in inventory
  • Apply the vendor patch during a maintenance window
  • Restrict network-layer access until the patch is applied
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