Fission Container Executor Function PodSpec Injection Leading to Node Escape
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-284.
Summary
Fission is an open-source, Kubernetes-native serverless framework that simplifies the deployment of functions and applications on Kubernetes. Prior to version 1.24.0, Fission's Container Executor path lets a tenant supply Function.spec.podspec directly; the executor merges it into the executor-built podspec and creates a Deployment whose pods run the user's container image. This issue has been patched in version 1.24.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fission | fission | before 1.24.0 | 1.24.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/fission/fission (Go) | before 1.24.0 | 1.24.0 | Patch available | GHSA-v455-mv2v-5g92 |
- fission Vendorfission Affected before 1.24.0 Fixed in 1.24.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/fission/fission (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.24.0 Fixed in 1.24.0 Patch available GHSA-v455-mv2v-5g92
Remediation
- Fix · CNA fission (fission) Fixed in 1.24.0
- Fix · GHSA-v455-mv2v-5g92 github.com/fission/fission (Go) Fixed in 1.24.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50563
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v455-mv2v-5g92
References
More fission vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-34271 Improper access control in fission CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-34273 Improper privilege management in fission CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-37288 Fission: Environment Runtime.Container and Builder.Container SecurityContext bypass allows privileged pod creation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-37286 Fission Environment CRD podspec passthrough enables hostPID/hostNetwork/privileged pods, node escape CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-37268 Fission Environment CRD PodSpec Injection Leading to Node Escape and Cluster Takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-34270 Fission StorageSvc /v1/archive endpoint exposes unauthenticated CRUD over all function archives CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-50563 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-50563 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v455-mv2v-5g92 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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