{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "0.13.1rc1"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "AFFECTED_FIELD",
              "REFERENCES"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "8a3e00259cd374e662cd876c037164bcb070f78e"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-269"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/75xxx/CVE-2026-75481.json"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-75481",
  "modified": "2026-08-20T03:30:23.966312723Z",
  "published": "2026-08-17T20:36:06.800Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/75xxx/CVE-2026-75481.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75481"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/skypilot-authentication-bypass-via-service-account-role-escalation"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/issues/9846"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/commit/8a3e00259cd374e662cd876c037164bcb070f78e"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/blob/master/sky/users/server.py"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "SkyPilot Authentication Bypass via Service Account Role Escalation"
}