A flaw was found in the OpenShift GitOps operator. The ClusterRole reconciler does not validate resource ownership when reconciling ClusterRole objects. A namespace-scoped Argo CD instance can trigger deletion of a ClusterRole owned by a cluster-scoped Argo CD instance by crafting a name collision, resulting in a denial of service.
CVE-2026-14251
HIGHPre-NVD 7.77.7—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 7.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.7; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
7.7
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.7Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.7
- EG Score
- 7.7(high)
- EPSS
- 12.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 15, 2026
Last Modified
July 15, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 15, 2026Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat
2484710 – (CVE-2026-14251) CVE-2026-14251 gitops-operator: gitops-operator: Missing allowedNamespace check in ReconcilerHook for ClusterRole/Role cases enables potential privilege escalation and DoS
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484710Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14251(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 5× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-15 20:02 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-15 20:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 07:41 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-15 07:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-14251?
CVE-2026-14251 is a high vulnerability published on July 15, 2026. A flaw was found in the OpenShift GitOps operator. The ClusterRole reconciler does not validate resource ownership when reconciling ClusterRole objects. A namespace-scoped Argo CD instance can trigger deletion of a ClusterRole owned by a cluster-scoped Argo CD instance by crafting a name collision,…
When was CVE-2026-14251 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14251 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14251 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14251 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 12.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14251?
CVE-2026-14251 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14251?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14251, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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