Nuclio: Missing authorization on project write paths allows any authenticated user to modify or delete any project
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Nuclio is a "Serverless" framework for Real-Time Events and Data Processing. Prior to version 1.16.0, there is a vulnerability in Nuclio Dashboard's project management API, allowing any authenticated user (without membership in the target project) to bypass OPA authorization checks on write paths (PUT /api/projects/{id}, DELETE /api/projects) and modify or delete any project along with all its associated resources (functions, API gateways, etc.). This issue has been patched in version 1.16.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nuclio | nuclio | before 1.16.0 | 1.16.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/nuclio/nuclio (Go) | before 0.0.0-20260513101907-1915cd26d514 | 0.0.0-20260513101907-1915cd26d514 | Patch available | GHSA-m8xg-8xg9-mxhm |
- nuclio Vendornuclio Affected before 1.16.0 Fixed in 1.16.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/nuclio/nuclio (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.0-20260513101907-1915cd26d514 Fixed in 0.0.0-20260513101907-1915cd26d514 Patch available GHSA-m8xg-8xg9-mxhm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA nuclio (nuclio) Fixed in 1.16.0
- Fix · GHSA-m8xg-8xg9-mxhm github.com/nuclio/nuclio (Go) Fixed in 0.0.0-20260513101907-1915cd26d514 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45730
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8xg-8xg9-mxhm
References
More nuclio vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-55234 Nuclio: Unauthenticated OS command injection via function namespace in docker ps --filter label (local Docker platform) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2026-37941 Nuclio: Unsanitized runtimeAttributes.repositories injected into Groovy build.gradle leads to build-time RCE CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2026-55233 Nuclio: Kaniko build tempDir command injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-37940 Nuclio: Unauthenticated path traversal in spec.handler allows arbitrary file write in Dashboard container CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2026-55235 Nuclio: Unauthenticated OS command injection via namespace header in list-all resource path on local platform CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-37939 Nuclio: Unsanitized cron trigger event headers/body injected into CronJob shell command leads to persistent RCE CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-45730 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-45730 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m8xg-8xg9-mxhm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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