---
id: CVE-2026-75481
title: >-
  SkyPilot fails to validate that authenticated users are entitled to grant
  administrator roles when updating service account permissions
summary: >-
  SkyPilot fails to validate that authenticated users are entitled to grant
  administrator roles when updating service account permissions. Attackers can
  create a service account, escalate it to administrator role, and authenticate
  with its…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
vendor: skypilot-org
product: skypilot
affected:
  - skypilot <= 0.13.1rc1
published: '2026-08-17'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T20:06:30.133'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75481'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/blob/master/sky/users/server.py'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/commit/8a3e00259cd374e662cd876c037164bcb070f78e
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/issues/9846'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/skypilot-authentication-bypass-via-service-account-role-escalation
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/skypilot-org/skypilot/issues/9846'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00523
epssPercentile: 0.41883
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-08-18T15:35:28.331084Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T15:45:56.701Z'
---

## Overview

SkyPilot fails to validate that authenticated users are entitled to grant administrator roles when updating service account permissions. Attackers can create a service account, escalate it to administrator role, and authenticate with its bearer token to gain administrative control over all users and workspaces.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.