# CVE-2026-91168: Warpgate: Kubernetes authorization correlation can be reused by a recreated same-name account

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-116940
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.29.0
- Published: 2026-11-04 · Updated: 2026-11-04

CVE-2026-91168 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.8 (medium) and affects warpgate; fixed in 0.29.0.

## Summary

Warpgate, an open source SSH, HTTPS, and MySQL bastion host for Linux, has a flaw in its Kubernetes request handling that lets an attacker with a low-privilege account reach the cluster over the network after logging in. An attacker who deletes and recreates an account under the same username can reuse a previous account's still-valid authorization to reach Kubernetes targets, potentially reading cluster resources or making unauthorized changes.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- warp-tech warpgate: from 0.21.0, fixed in 0.29.0

## Description

Warpgate is an open source SSH, HTTPS, and MySQL bastion host for Linux. From 0.21.0 until 0.29.0, the Kubernetes request correlator in warpgate-protocol-kubernetes/src/correlator.rs keys an authorized AdmittedTarget by username, target_name, and client IP rather than by the immutable user UUID, while KubernetesSessionHandle::close does not evict the entry. If an account is deleted and a different low-privilege account is created with the same username, the replacement account can successfully authenticate as that recreated username and reuse the predecessor's still-live correlation entry when requesting the same target from the same client IP before kubernetes.session_max_age expires. Current-request authentication still occurs, but the reused entry bypasses a fresh target authorization check and can cause Warpgate to proxy requests with Kubernetes target credentials that the replacement account is not authorized to use, exposing cluster resources or permitting unauthorized mutations. This issue is fixed in version 0.29.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on warp-tech warpgate, upgrade to a fixed version (0.29.0) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-91168 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-91168

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-91168?

warpgate: from 0.21.0 before 0.29.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-91168

### How do I fix CVE-2026-91168?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.29.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-91168

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## References

- https://github.com/warp-tech/warpgate/security/advisories/GHSA-pw7m-635x-pmx7
- https://github.com/warp-tech/warpgate/commit/2f77f07b8335ff495068aa10d650d4b314bf4cc8
- https://github.com/warp-tech/warpgate/releases/tag/v0.29.0

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