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CVE-2026-15140

A privilege-escalation issue in the Portworx Operator when deployed on Red Hat OpenShift (OCP).

Published Sep 9, 2026CWE-266EPSS 0.35%

Overview

CVE-2026-15140 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 9, 2026.

Technical description

A privilege-escalation issue in the Portworx Operator when deployed on Red Hat OpenShift (OCP). Only under specific conditions during the initial provisioning of a Portworx storage cluster, a user holding only limited, namespace-scoped permissions could cause the operator to grant broader access than intended, potentially resulting in elevated privileges within the Kubernetes cluster.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-15140?

CVE-2026-15140 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 9, 2026.

How severe is CVE-2026-15140?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-15140?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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