CVE-2026-55998 (GCVE-0-2026-55998)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-05 07:51 – Updated: 2026-08-05 13:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Cluster Existence Oracle via Unauthenticated Import Endpoint
Summary
The endpoint /v3/import/{token}_{clusterId}.yaml retrieves the cluster object before validating the token. When a valid cluster ID references a cluster that has private registry secrets configured, a nil pointer dereference in pkg/systemtemplate/private_registry.go causes the request to return HTTP 502 Bad Gateway. For cluster IDs that do not exist, the endpoint returns HTTP 200. This observable difference in response codes constitutes a reliable enumeration oracle.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-05 13:11 UTC
CWE
- CWE-204 - Observable response discrepancy
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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