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CVE-2026-44283GHSA-X35M-3GP4-4FH5BIT-ETCD-2026-44283GO-2026-5736

etcd: Read access via PrevKv in etcd transactions may bypass RBAC authorization checks

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 3.4.44, 3.6.11, 3.5.30
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

etcd is a distributed key-value store for the data of a distributed system. Prior to 3.4.44, 3.5.30, and 3.6.11, a vulnerability in etcd allows read access via PrevKv, or lease attachment in Put requests within transaction operations, to bypass RBAC authorization checks. An authenticated user without sufficient read or lease-related permissions may be able to access unauthorized data or attach leases by invoking transaction operations with these features enabled. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.4.44, 3.5.30, and 3.6.11.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • etcd-io etcd

    fixed in 3.4.44; From 3.5.0 · through 3.5.29; From 3.6.0 · through 3.6.10

  • go.etcd.io/etcd/v3Go

    From 3.6.0 · fixed in 3.6.11

  • go.etcd.io/etcd/v3Go

    From 3.5.0 · fixed in 3.5.30

  • go.etcd.io/etcdGo

    fixed in 3.4.44

  • go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3Go

    From 3.5.0 · fixed in 3.5.30; From 3.6.0 · fixed in 3.6.11

References 1

GitHub · etcd-io/etcd