Harbor API has a Broken Access Control vulnerability.
Priority LOW 36CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Harbor API has a Broken Access Control vulnerability. The vulnerability allows project administrators to use the Harbor API to create a robot account with unauthorized push and/or pull access permissions to a project they don't have access or control for. The Harbor API did not enforce the proper project permissions and project scope on the API request to create a new robot account.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01711 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.0 – 1.8.3 | Vulnerable | backstage |
| cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.0 | Vulnerable | backstage |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:harbor_container_registry:*:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* | 1.7.0 – 1.7.6; 1.8.0 to before 1.8.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 – 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·backstage
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·backstage
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:harbor_container_registry:*:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* Versions 1.7.0 – 1.7.6; 1.8.0 to before 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16919
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gm4w-75rj-3wr6
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-16919 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-16919 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gm4w-75rj-3wr6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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