CVE-2026-75481SkyPilot Authentication Bypass via Service Account Role Escalation
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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.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
skypilot-org skypilot skypilot_org:skypilot (from the name) | through 0.13.1rc1 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/issues/9846issue-tracking
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilotproduct
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/commit/8a3e00259cd374e662cd876c037164bcb070f78epatch
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/blob/master/sky/users/server.pytechnical-description
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/skypilot-authentication-bypass-via-service-account-role-escalationthird-party-advisory
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