CVE-2026-75481

SkyPilot Authentication Bypass via Service Account Role Escalation

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2026 at 08:36 PM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 04:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSkypilot

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0 ≤ v ≤ 0.13.1rc10

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-269

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