CVE-2026-75481
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/blob/master/sky/users/server.py
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/commit/8a3e00259cd374e662cd876c037164bcb070f78e
- https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/issues/9846
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/skypilot-authentication-bypass-via-service-account-role-escalation
CWEs
CWE-269
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.