CVE-2026-75481

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 4.0

8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 29% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-269

Published

2026-08-17

Modified

2026-10-23

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-23

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

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