A flaw was found in kube-compare. When processing a 'container://' reference path, the tool incorrectly executes an untrusted container image's entrypoint instead of merely extracting data from a stopped container. This allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution on the operator's workstation. If the Docker daemon requires elevated privileges, the untrusted code may execute with root-mediated daemon privileges, posing a significant security risk.

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To mitigate this issue, users of `kube-compare` should ensure that any container images referenced via the `container://` scheme are from trusted sources. Avoid using untrusted or unverified container images as reference paths. If `docker` is configured to require `sudo` for daemon socket access, consider reviewing `sudo` policies to limit `docker` command execution to trusted users and contexts.

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Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.19::el9
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Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.20::el9
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.21::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.22::el9
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in kube-compare. When processing a 'container://' reference path, the tool incorrectly executes an untrusted container image's entrypoint instead of merely extracting data from a stopped container. This allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution on the operator's workstation. If the Docker daemon requires elevated privileges, the untrusted code may execute with root-mediated daemon privileges, posing a significant security risk.
Title Kube-compare: container:// reference extraction runs the image entrypoint and silently escalates to sudo
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat openshift
Redhat pdrive Lightspeed
Weaknesses CWE-829
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/a:redhat:pdrive_lightspeed:1
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat openshift
Redhat pdrive Lightspeed
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T14:09:47.197Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T20:41:51.624Z

Link: CVE-2026-87114

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-29T15:57:40.251Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-28T17:17:51.530

Modified: 2026-10-07T15:17:56.733

Link: CVE-2026-87114

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-28T16:15:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-87114 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-29T13:20:50Z

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