Insecure permissions in Tailscale let attackers alter VPN settings
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — 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
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107060
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-22cw-3xwj-68cg
- 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-30 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-107060 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-107060 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-22cw-3xwj-68cg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-107060 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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