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.
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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 |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-295 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/a:redhat:windows_machine_config |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat openshift Redhat windows Machine Config |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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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
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CWE-295
Improper Certificate Validation