[NEW] [high] Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers (WMCO): Multiple vulnerabilities
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers to gain administrative rights and disclose confidential information.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow an attacker to gain administrative rights and disclose confidential information.
- Who is affected
- Users of Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is high urgency due to the potential for privilege escalation and information disclosure.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of OpenShift for Windows Containers to mitigate the vulnerabilities.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2552
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-540990.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 1% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-541000.29% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 21% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-54099 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-54100 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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