CVE-2026-75481
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
Publication date:
17/08/2026
Last modified:
17/08/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
8.70
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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



