Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-49478Fulcio has OIDC Discovery Redirect Following Allows SSRF and JWKS Substitution for Meta-Issuer Paths, with Kubernetes Service-Account Token Leakage
High 8.7
In plain English
A high-severity server-side request forgery in fulcio from sigstore. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Fulcio is a certificate authority for issuing code signing certificates for an OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity. Versions through 1.8.5 improperly follow cross-host redirects and attach Kubernetes ServiceAccount tokens during OIDC discovery, allowing a malicious or compromised issuer to perform blind SSRF, substitute and cache malicious JWKS keys, or disclose ServiceAccount tokens to external hosts. Version 1.8.6 blocks cross-host redirects, restricts token injection, and restricts local token loading. No known workarounds are available.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | golang-github-sigstore-fulcio | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-49478 |
| Debian:14 | golang-github-sigstore-fulcio | 1.8.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-49478 |
| Go | github.com/sigstore/fulcio | 1.8.6 | GHSA-f5mr-q85p-6hh6 |
| Go | github.com/sigstore/fulcio | 1.8.6 | GO-2026-5853 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | golang-github-sigstore-fulcio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-49478 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/sigstore/fulcio/security/advisories/GHSA-f5mr-q85p-6hh6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/sigstore/fulcio/pull/2354 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/sigstore/fulcio/commit/378c654f48c3bafdced04ead7010aab2cb4c6ca1 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/sigstore/fulcio/releases/tag/v1.8.6 x_refsource_MISC