Radius Controller May Delete a Container Resource via an Injected Deployment Annotation (Multi-Tenant Installs)
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-53999 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-14 19:17:17 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-16 20:04:29 UTC |
| Description | Radius is a cloud-native, portable application platform that makes app development easier for teams building cloud-native apps. Prior to 0.58.0, the Kubernetes controller deserializes the user-controlled radapp.io/status annotation on a Deployment and uses its container resource identifier for deletion without confirming ownership by that Deployment. An attacker with permission to modify Deployment annotations and knowledge of a target Radius resource ID can forge radapp.io/status and set radapp.io/enabled to false, causing reconciliation to enter the privileged deletion path for another tenant's Radius-managed container resource. In a multi-tenant installation this confused-deputy condition can delete another team's recoverable container resource and disrupt service; in a single-tenant installation the impact is limited to self denial of service. The multi-tenant Radius controller reads the annotations in pkg/controller/reconciler/annotations.go and reaches the privileged delete in pkg/controller/reconciler/deployment_reconciler.go. The issue does not disclose data, grant privileges, or provide persistence. This issue is fixed in version 0.58.0. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.7 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.003400000 probability, percentile 0.259530000 (date 2026-10-16)
Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-441 | CWE-20 CWE-20: Improper Input Validation | CWE-441 CWE-441: Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Radius-project | Radius | affected < 0.58.0 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/radius-project/radius/pull/11967 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/radius-project/radius/commit/c4174fc205b838d5eab4f64b4909001a... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/radius-project/radius/releases/tag/v0.58.0 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/radius-project/radius/security/advisories/GHSA-fp5j-4fj2-4jvq | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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