Improper authentication in Cloud Foundry Foundation log-cache_release
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Authentication Bypass in cf-auth-proxy in Cloud Foundry Foundation all installations allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain read access to every log and metric for every application and platform component via minting a JWT that the cf-auth-proxy accepts as a valid logs.admin token. Affected versions: - log-cache_release: all versions through v3.2.6 (inclusive); fixed in v3.2.7 or later - CF Deployment: all versions through v55.?.0 (inclusive); fixed in v55.?.0 or later (bundles log-cache_release v3.2.7)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundry Foundation | log-cache_release | 2.7.0 – 3.2.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Cloud Foundry Foundation | CF Deployment | 12.44.0 – 55.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- log-cache_release VendorCloud Foundry Foundation Affected 2.7.0 – 3.2.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- CF Deployment VendorCloud Foundry Foundation Affected 12.44.0 – 55.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40964
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cjf-w9mw-93r3
- 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
More Cloud Foundry Foundation vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-29616 Information disclosure in Cloud Foundry Foundation uaa_release CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-35291 Federated OIDC Users Can Bypass externalGroupsWhitelist to Gain uaa.admin CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-35283 Incorrect Permission Assignment Allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM via Executable Overwrite CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-35280 CVE-2026-47827 – BOSH CLI Powershell Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-29662 OS command injection in Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-29661 OS command injection in Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Director CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-40964 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40964 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9cjf-w9mw-93r3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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