Tekton Pipelines: Git resolver API mode leaks system-configured API token to user-controlled serverURL

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-40161
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-21 17:16:53 UTC
Updated2026-05-21 22:16:48 UTC
DescriptionTekton Pipelines project provides k8s-style resources for declaring CI/CD-style pipelines. Starting in version 1.0.0 and prior to versions 1.0.2, 1.3.4, 1.6.2, 1.9.3, and 1.11.1, the Tekton Pipelines git resolver in API mode sends the system-configured Git API token to a user-controlled serverURL when the user omits the token parameter. A tenant with TaskRun or PipelineRun create permission can exfiltrate the shared API token (GitHub PAT, GitLab token, etc.) by pointing serverURL to an attacker-controlled endpoint. Versions 1.0.2, 1.3.4, 1.6.2, 1.9.3, and 1.11.1 fix the issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.000370000 probability, percentile 0.111360000 (date 2026-05-27)

Problem Types: CWE-201 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-201 CWE-201: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED7.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Linuxfoundation Tekton Pipelines All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Tektoncd Pipeline affected >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.2 Not specified
CNA Tektoncd Pipeline affected >= 1.2.0, < 1.3.4 Not specified
CNA Tektoncd Pipeline affected >= 1.4.0, < 1.6.2 Not specified
CNA Tektoncd Pipeline affected >= 1.7.0, < 1.9.3 Not specified
CNA Tektoncd Pipeline affected >= 1.10.0, < 1.11.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/issues/9608 [email protected] github.com Issue Tracking
github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/issues/9609 [email protected] github.com Issue Tracking
github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/security/advisories/GHSA-wjxp-xrpv-xpff [email protected] github.com Vendor Advisory
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