Tilt: Missing authentication on the network-exposed Tilt HUD server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Tilt defines dev environments as code for microservice apps on Kubernetes. From 0.20.8 through 0.37.3, the Tilt HUD HTTP server registers handlers on a gorilla/mux router with no authenticating middleware. When the HUD is bound to a non-loopback address, an unauthenticated network caller can trigger developer-defined resources, tamper with Tiltfile arguments, read full engine state including the session token, and invoke apiserver resources through the token-attaching /proxy handler. This issue is fixed in version 0.37.4.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tilt-dev | tilt | 0.20.8 to before 0.37.4 | 0.37.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/tilt-dev/tilt (Go) | 0.20.8 to before 0.37.4 | 0.37.4 | Patch available | GHSA-c73q-8xxr-rgqm |
- tilt Vendortilt-dev Affected 0.20.8 to before 0.37.4 Fixed in 0.37.4 Patch available CNA
- github.com/tilt-dev/tilt (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.20.8 to before 0.37.4 Fixed in 0.37.4 Patch available GHSA-c73q-8xxr-rgqm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA tilt (tilt-dev) Fixed in 0.37.4
- Fix · GHSA-c73q-8xxr-rgqm github.com/tilt-dev/tilt (Go) Fixed in 0.37.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-55884
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c73q-8xxr-rgqm
References
More tilt-dev vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-40335 Tilt: Unauthenticated pprof debug endpoints on the Tilt HUD server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2026-40336 Tilt: Cross-site WebSocket hijacking of the Tilt HUD stream CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-55884 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-55884 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c73q-8xxr-rgqm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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