Critical severity9.1OSV Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2025-13888
CVE-2025-13888
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/redhat-developer/gitops-operatorGo | < 1.16.2 | 1.16.2 |
Affected products
3- Range: v0.0.2, v1.1.0, v1.11.0, …
- ghsa-coords2 versionspkg:golang/github.com/redhat-developer/gitops-operatorpkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6
< 1.16.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.16.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20251230T014957-150000.1.134.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pcqx-8qww-7f4vghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13888ghsaADVISORY
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23203nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23206nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23207nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1017nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13888nvdWEB
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdWEB
- github.com/redhat-developer/gitops-operator/commit/bc6ac3e03d7c8b3db5d8f1770c868396a4c2dcefnvdWEB
- github.com/redhat-developer/gitops-operator/pull/897nvdWEB
- github.com/redhat-developer/gitops-operator/releases/tag/v1.16.2nvdWEB
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