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Add monitortest to verify possible Cluster Admin escalation paths
JoelSpeed Aug 18, 2026
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Ensure binding exceptions are matching role and subjects, not just name
JoelSpeed Aug 19, 2026
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Add initial set of exceptions to track
JoelSpeed Aug 19, 2026
ac488c0
Restrict check to openshift and kube namespaces
JoelSpeed Aug 19, 2026
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Ensure resource names correctly accounts for ineffective restriction …
JoelSpeed Aug 21, 2026
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Add vSphere exception
JoelSpeed Aug 21, 2026
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Allow approval only from architects
JoelSpeed Aug 21, 2026
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Ensure bind to cluster-admin is flagged as an escalation path
JoelSpeed Aug 21, 2026
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Temporarily stop producing flakes for tracked exceptions
JoelSpeed Aug 24, 2026
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions pkg/defaultmonitortests/types.go
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Expand Up @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
"github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/monitortestframework"
"github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/monitortests/authentication/legacyauthenticationmonitortests"
nodefaultserviceaccountoperatortests "github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/monitortests/authentication/nodefaultserviceaccountoperatortests"
"github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/monitortests/authentication/rbacadminescalationtests"
"github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/monitortests/authentication/requiredsccmonitortests"
admupgradestatus "github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/monitortests/cli/adm_upgrade/status"
azuremetrics "github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/monitortests/cloud/azure/metrics"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ func newDefaultMonitorTests(info monitortestframework.MonitorTestInitializationI
// Authentication
monitorTestRegistry.AddMonitorTestOrDie("legacy-authentication-invariants", "apiserver-auth", legacyauthenticationmonitortests.NewLegacyTests())
monitorTestRegistry.AddMonitorTestOrDie("no-default-service-account-operator-checker", "oauth-apiserver", nodefaultserviceaccountoperatortests.NewAnalyzer())
monitorTestRegistry.AddMonitorTestOrDie("rbac-cluster-admin-escalation-checker", "kube-apiserver", rbacadminescalationtests.NewAnalyzer())

// Cluster Version Operator
monitorTestRegistry.AddMonitorTestOrDie("operator-state-analyzer", "Cluster Version Operator", operatorstateanalyzer.NewAnalyzer())
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions pkg/monitortests/authentication/rbacadminescalationtests/OWNERS
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# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners

options:
no_parent_owners: true

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- JoelSpeed
- sdodson
- dgoodwin
- enxebre
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