GitHub App JWT disclosure via untrusted host header
Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 2026
Credential disclosure in Tekton Pipelines as Code affected releases allows remote attackers to steal a GitHub App JWT through its webhook. The GitHub App webhook path trusts X-GitHub-Enterprise-Host to select the API host, then signs and sends a JWT before validating the webhook signature or matching the host to the signed repository URL. Webhook reachability is sufficient for the installation.id path; the JWT permits installation-token requests only during its validity window and within the GitHub App installation permissions.
Summary
What happened
Credential disclosure in Tekton Pipelines as Code affected releases allows remote attackers to steal a GitHub App JWT through its webhook. The GitHub App webhook path trusts X-GitHub-Enterprise-Host to select the API host, then signs and sends a JWT before validating the webhook signature or matching the host to the signed repository URL. Webhook reachability is sufficient for the installation.id path; the JWT permits installation-token requests only during its validity window and within the GitHub App installation permissions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-54167
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Tekton
- Product
- Pipelines as Code
- Classifications
- CWE-345, T1528
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=>= 0.40.0, < 0.42.1
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