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Insecure permissions in Tailscale let attackers alter VPN settings

Priority HIGH 74CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Insecure permissions in Tailscale versionCode 297862600 let an unauthenticated remote attacker make arbitrary changes to another user's VPN configurations and preferences. The flaw stems from incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource (CWE-732), and the attack needs no privileges or user interaction.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

Insecure permissions in Tailscale versionCode 297862600 allows unauthorized attackers to make arbitrary changes to another user's VPN configurations and preferences.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00277 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Tailscale.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107060
  2. 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-22cw-3xwj-68cg
  3. 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-30 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  6. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
  7. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  8. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

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