CVE-2026-85469Network attack vector

Credential theft and image poisoning via mutable action

Published Sep 16, 2026 · Updated Oct 7, 2026

Supply-chain exposure in Red Hat Quay 3 allows remote attackers to steal registry credentials or publish malicious builder images. The quay-builder-qemu build-and-publish workflow invokes a third-party action from a mutable master branch after logging in to the registry, exposing the push token and default GitHub token to changed action code. Exploitation requires control of that upstream action or branch; a poisoned builder image can then reach Quay build executors.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability0.52%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Supply-chain exposure in Red Hat Quay 3 allows remote attackers to steal registry credentials or publish malicious builder images. The quay-builder-qemu build-and-publish workflow invokes a third-party action from a mutable master branch after logging in to the registry, exposing the push token and default GitHub token to changed action code. Exploitation requires control of that upstream action or branch; a poisoned builder image can then reach Quay build executors.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-85469
Published
Sep 16, 2026
Updated
Oct 7, 2026
Vendor
libuser Project
Product
Red Hat Quay
Classifications
CWE-494, CWE-829, CWE-1357, T1195.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 7, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

libuser Project · Red Hat QuayAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

8.0Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-494Download of Code Without Integrity Check
CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
CWE-1357Reliance on Insufficiently Trustworthy Component
T1195.001Compromise Software Dependencies and Development Tools

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