Findings

CVE-2026-103868

A flaw was found in pulp-container when it authenticates to an upstream registry.

Published Oct 7, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026

A flaw was found in pulp-container when it authenticates to an upstream registry. Basic and bearer credentials from one remote are reused for later downloads in the same worker. A user who can sync a container remote, and can point that remote at a server they control, receives the username, password, or bearer token stored for a different remote, and can reuse that credential at the upstream registry. Content stored in Pulp is not changed, and the service is not stopped.

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Timeline

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  1. Oct 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in pulp-container when it authenticates to an upstream registry. Basic and bearer credentials from one remote are reused for later downloads in the same worker. A user who can sync a container remote, and can point that remote at a server they control, receives the username, password, or bearer token stored for a different remote, and can reuse that credential at the upstream regi

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in pulp-container when it authenticates to an upstream registry. Basic and bearer credentials from one remote are reused for later downloads in the same worker. A user who can sync a container remote, and can point that remote at a server they control, receives the username, password, or bearer token stored for a different remote, and can reuse that credential at the upstream regi

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-103868

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-103868

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-103868

    A flaw was found in pulp-container when it authenticates to an upstream registry. Basic and bearer credentials from one remote are reused for later downloads in the same worker. A user who can sync a container remote, and can point that remote at a server they control, receives t

    nvd.nist.gov

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