Privilege Escalation via Scope Manipulation in UAA
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
CF UAA versions prior to 74.1.0 can request scopes for a client that shouldn't be allowed by submitting an array of requested scopes. A remote malicious user can escalate their own privileges to any scope, allowing them to take control of UAA and the resources it controls.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0133 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed UAA Release (OSS) (Cloud Foundry): 74.1.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundry | UAA Release (OSS) | before 74.1.0 | 74.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- UAA Release (OSS) VendorCloud Foundry Affected before 74.1.0 Fixed in 74.1.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:uaa_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 74.1.0 | Vulnerable | CloudFoundry Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:uaa_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 74.1.0 Vulnerable ·CloudFoundry Foundation
Remediation
- Fix · CNA UAA Release (OSS) (Cloud Foundry) Fixed in 74.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11279
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-272q-hvx6-q97c
References
More Cloud Foundry vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11240 UAA Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2018-01169 Log Cache logs UAA client secret on startup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07868 Cloud Foundry UAA MFA does not prevent brute force of MFA code CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-18259 Cloud Foundry UAA SAML 2.0 Signature Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2019-02813 Java Projects using HTTP to fetch dependencies CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24613 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Cloud Foundry haproxy-boshrelease CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-11279 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11279 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-272q-hvx6-q97c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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