A flaw was found in Feast. The system improperly deserializes user-defined functions (UDFs) stored in its registry, which are serialized using the 'dill' library. This allows a remote attacker to store a malicious UDF, leading to unauthenticated arbitrary code execution on the feature server in default configurations. An authenticated attacker can also achieve arbitrary code execution on the registry server by bypassing authorization checks during deserialization. This vulnerability can result in cross-tenant data access and lateral movement within the system.

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Configure Feast to enforce `auth.type: kubernetes` in the operator-generated configuration and deny registry writes by default. This measure limits the attack surface by requiring proper authentication and authorization for registry modifications, preventing the deserialization of malicious user-defined functions.

History

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:2.25::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.4::el9
References

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.3::el9
References

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Red Hat
Red Hat red Hat Openshift Ai (rhoai)
Vendors & Products Red Hat
Red Hat red Hat Openshift Ai (rhoai)

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Critical


Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-502

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in Feast. The system improperly deserializes user-defined functions (UDFs) stored in its registry, which are serialized using the 'dill' library. This allows a remote attacker to store a malicious UDF, leading to unauthenticated arbitrary code execution on the feature server in default configurations. An authenticated attacker can also achieve arbitrary code execution on the registry server by bypassing authorization checks during deserialization. This vulnerability can result in cross-tenant data access and lateral movement within the system.
Title Feast: feast: unsafe dill deserialization of registry-stored udfs — rce on feature server and registry server
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat openshift Ai
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat openshift Ai
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T18:39:01.243Z

Reserved: 2026-08-05T13:38:49.581Z

Link: CVE-2026-18948

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T13:43:27.951Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T21:17:21.290

Modified: 2026-08-11T19:17:31.050

Link: CVE-2026-18948

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2026-08-10T18:52:57Z

Links: CVE-2026-18948 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T03:15:05Z

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