Rundeck through 6.2.1 Authorization Bypass via Project Import
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Rundeck through 6.2.1 fails to properly authorize the importConfig and importNodesSources parameters in the project archive import endpoint. Attackers with only the import action can replace project configuration files including security-relevant settings like node executors and SSH key paths that affect job execution.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92763
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cq6-jmp6-5vf7
References
More rundeck vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-11729 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in rundeck/rundeck, rundeckpro/enterprise CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-16519 YAML deserialization can run untrusted code CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-13089 Plaintext Storage of Keys and Passwords in Rundeck and PagerDuty Process Automation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-69113 OS command injection in Rundeck Windows job option quoting CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2019-02812 CF CLI writes the client id and secret to config file CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-17951 Missing Authorization in Rundeck CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-92763 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92763 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9cq6-jmp6-5vf7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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