CVE-2026-75481
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.3–8.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (1)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilotenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/blob/master/sky/users/server.pyenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/commit/8a3e00259cd374e662cd876c037164bcb070f78eenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/issues/9846enisa_euvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75481enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/skypilot-authentication-bypass-via-service-account-role-escalationenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilotnvd
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/blob/master/sky/users/server.pynvd
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