CVE-2026-87053

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Published: September 8, 2026 (2 days ago)
Last Modified: September 8, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in operator-sdk-builder. Due to an oversight in the Containerfile configuration, the final built container image runs with root privileges by default. This increases the attack surface of the container, as any process executed within it will have elevated permissions. If a malicious actor compromises the container, they could leverage these root privileges to perform unauthorized actions, potentially leading to a broader system compromise.

CWE

CWE-250

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov