Read-only Quay admins can read build trigger write tokens
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Red Hat Quay 3 exposes build trigger configuration containing repository write tokens to global read-only administrative users, due to incorrect authorization (CWE-863). An authenticated user with read-only privileges can retrieve these tokens through the build trigger API and push arbitrary container images to private repositories, leading to privilege escalation.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A flaw was found in Quay. When handling build trigger requests, the application incorrectly exposes trigger configuration details containing repository write tokens to global read-only administrative users. An authenticated user with read-only privileges can exploit this flaw by querying the build trigger API to retrieve these delegate tokens. This issue allows a restricted user to bypass read-only limitations and push arbitrary container images to private repositories, leading to privilege escalation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Quay 3, and Red Hat lists no plan for a fix on Red Hat Quay 3.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Quay 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105447
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-wr22-68gv-32xw
- 2026-10-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-105447 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105447 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wr22-68gv-32xw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-105447 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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