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CVE-2026-85299EUVD-2026-110641GHSA-3V73-7MVH-2MH5

Missing Authorization in Compute Engine allows Cross-Project Disk Exfiltration

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Fixed in 2026-08-31
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Summary

Google Compute Engine, specifically its disk snapshot APIs on Google Cloud Platform, is affected by this vulnerability. An authenticated attacker could use it to copy and access disk data belonging to other projects, which exposes data that should have been restricted.

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A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the disks.createSnapshot and regionDisks.createSnapshot APIs in Google Compute Engine versions prior to 2026-08-31 on Google Cloud Platform allows an authenticated attacker to exfiltrate cross-project disk data. This vulnerability was patched on 31 August 2026, and no customer action is needed.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now

Affected versions

  • Google Cloud Compute Engine

    fixed in 2026-08-31

References 1

docs.cloud.google.com