High severity7.6NVD Advisory· Published Jul 30, 2026· Updated Oct 12, 2026
CVE-2026-18381
CVE-2026-18381
Description
A flaw was found in the koku-metrics-operator for Red Hat OpenShift. The operator's CostManagementMetricsConfig custom resource allows a user able to edit the CR to specify an arbitrary upload URL. The operator attaches its own Kubernetes service-account bearer token to queries sent to this user-controlled URL, allowing the attacker to obtain the token.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cost_management_metrics_operator:-:*:*:*:*:openshift:*:*
Patches
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References
3- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18381nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:81201nvd
News mentions
1- Project Koku: Three Koku-Metrics-Operator Flaws Enable Token ExfiltrationVypr Intelligence · Jul 30, 2026