Description
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.
Published: 2026-06-22
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Windows-machine-config-operator: windows-machine-config-operator: ssh host key not verified enables credential theft
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat openshift
Redhat windows Machine Config
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/a:redhat:windows_machine_config
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat openshift
Redhat windows Machine Config
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Redhat Openshift Windows Machine Config
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-22T12:46:09.141Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T19:02:42.736Z

Link: CVE-2026-54100

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-295

    Improper Certificate Validation