Vulnerability · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-33211Tekton Pipelines git resolver has path traversal that allows reading arbitrary files from the resolver pod
Critical 9.6
In plain English
A critical-severity path traversal in pipeline from tektoncd. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Tekton Pipelines project provides k8s-style resources for declaring CI/CD-style pipelines. Starting in version 1.0.0 and prior to versions 1.0.1, 1.3.3, 1.6.1, 1.9.2, and 1.10.2, the Tekton Pipelines git resolver is vulnerable to path traversal via the `pathInRepo` parameter. A tenant with permission to create `ResolutionRequests` (e.g. by creating `TaskRuns` or `PipelineRuns` that use the git resolver) can read arbitrary files from the resolver pod's filesystem, including ServiceAccount tokens. The file contents are returned base64-encoded in `resolutionrequest.status.data`. Versions 1.0.1, 1.3.3, 1.6.1, 1.9.2, and 1.10.2 contain a patch.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/tektoncd/pipeline | 1.0.1 | GHSA-j5q5-j9gm-2w5c |
| Go | github.com/tektoncd/pipeline | 1.3.3 | GHSA-j5q5-j9gm-2w5c |
| Go | github.com/tektoncd/pipeline | 1.6.1 | GHSA-j5q5-j9gm-2w5c |
| Go | github.com/tektoncd/pipeline | 1.9.2 | GHSA-j5q5-j9gm-2w5c |
| Go | github.com/tektoncd/pipeline | 1.10.2 | GHSA-j5q5-j9gm-2w5c |
| Go | github.com/tektoncd/pipeline | 1.0.1, 1.11.1, 1.3.3, 1.6.1, 1.9.2 | GO-2026-4761 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/security/advisories/GHSA-j5q5-j9gm-2w5c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/commit/10fa538f9a2b6d01c75138f1ed7ba3da0e34687c x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/commit/318006c4e3a5 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/commit/3ca7bc6e6dd1d97f80b84f78370d91edaf023cbd x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/commit/961388fcf3374bc7656d28ab58ca84987e0a75ae x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/commit/b1fee65b88aa969069c14c120045e97c37d9ee5e x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/commit/cdb4e1e97a4f3170f9bc2cbfff83a6c8107bc3db x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/commit/ec7755031a183b345cf9e64bea0e0505c1b9cb78 x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33211 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2450554 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-33211.json x_sadp-csaf-vex
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10155 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10158 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6170 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6166 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24484 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10066 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21932 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21931 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10026 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10125 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT