Pulp-container reuses registry credentials across remotes in a worker
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
pulp-container reuses basic and bearer credentials from one container remote for later downloads from upstream registries in the same worker. A user who can sync a container remote and point it at a server they control receives the username, password, or bearer token stored for a different remote (CWE-488). The attacker can reuse that credential at the upstream registry, while Pulp content is not changed and the service is not stopped.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A flaw was found in pulp-container when it authenticates to an upstream registry. Basic and bearer credentials from one remote are reused for later downloads in the same worker. A user who can sync a container remote, and can point that remote at a server they control, receives the username, password, or bearer token stored for a different remote, and can reuse that credential at the upstream registry. Content stored in Pulp is not changed, and the service is not stopped.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Satellite 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Satellite 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 or Red Hat Satellite 6, and Red Hat states that no plan is available for either product. Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers and Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 are not affected.
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 Ansible Automation Platform 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103868
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-883w-f326-37fv
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-15 Affected versions changed · CNA
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Sources
- CVE-2026-103868 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103868 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-883w-f326-37fv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-103868 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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