CVE-2026-75481 json
SkyPilot Authentication Bypass via Service Account Role Escalation
published 2026-08-17 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-23 16 d ago also EUVD-2026-60393
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
SkyPilot fails to validate that authenticated users are entitled to grant administrator roles when updating service account permissions. Attackers can create a service account, escalate it to administrator role, and authenticate with its bearer token to gain administrative control over all users and workspaces.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/issues/9846 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- skypilot-org skypilot
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
github.com
/skypilot-org/skypilot/commit/8a3e00259cd374e662cd876c037164bcb070f78e
patch
-
github.com
/skypilot-org/skypilot/issues/9846
issue-tracking, exploit
-
github.com
/skypilot-org/skypilot
product
-
github.com
/skypilot-org/skypilot/blob/master/sky/users/server.py
technical-description
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/skypilot-authentication-bypass-via-service-account-role-escalation
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-75481
- NVD CVE-2026-75481
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