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GHSA-WJXP-XRPV-XPFF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-21 18:52 – Updated: 2026-05-21 21:18

Summary

Tekton Pipelines: Git resolver API mode leaks system-configured API token to user-controlled serverURL

Details

Summary

The Tekton Pipelines git resolver in API mode sends the system-configured Git API token to a user-controlled serverURL when the user omits the token parameter. A tenant with TaskRun or PipelineRun create permission can exfiltrate the shared API token (GitHub PAT, GitLab token, etc.) by pointing serverURL to an attacker-controlled endpoint.

Details

The git resolver's ResolveAPIGit() function in pkg/resolution/resolver/git/resolver.go constructs an SCM client using the user-supplied serverURL and a token obtained via getAPIToken().

When the user provides serverURL but omits the token parameter:

getSCMTypeAndServerURL() reads serverURL directly from user params (params[ServerURLParam]) with no validation against the system-configured URL.
secretRef is set to nil because the user did not provide a token parameter.
getAPIToken(ctx, nil, APISecretNameKey) is called. It detects apiSecret == nil, creates a new secretCacheKey, and populates it from the system-configured secret (conf.APISecretName / conf.APISecretNamespace / SYSTEM_NAMESPACE).
clientFunc(scmType, serverURL, string(apiToken)) creates an SCM client pointed at the attacker-controlled URL with the system token. The SCM factory sets the token as an Authorization header on the HTTP client.
All subsequent API calls (Contents.Find, Git.FindCommit) carry the system token to the attacker URL.

Impact

The system Git API token (GitHub PAT, GitLab token, etc.) is exfiltrated to an attacker-controlled endpoint. This token typically has read access to private repositories containing source code, secrets, and CI/CD configurations.

This follows the same threat model as GHSA-j5q5-j9gm-2w5c (published March 2026): a namespace-scoped tenant with permission to create TaskRuns exploits the git resolver to exfiltrate credentials. The prior advisory involved reading the resolver pod's ServiceAccount token via path traversal. This finding involves redirecting the system Git API token via serverURL.

Patches

Fixed in:

v1.0.2 (release-v1.0.x branch)
v1.3.4 (release-v1.3.x branch)
v1.6.2 (release-v1.6.x branch)
v1.9.3 (release-v1.9.x branch)
v1.11.1 (release-v1.11.x branch)

The fix validates that when serverURL is user-provided and differs from the system-configured server URL, the user must also provide their own token parameter. Using the system token with a non-system server URL is rejected.

Workarounds

Do not configure a system-level API token in the git resolver ConfigMap. Instead, require all users to provide their own tokens via the token parameter.
Restrict TaskRun creation — limit which users or ServiceAccounts can create TaskRuns and PipelineRuns that use the git resolver.
Network egress policies — apply NetworkPolicy to the tekton-pipelines-resolvers namespace to restrict outbound traffic to known-good Git servers only.

Affected Versions

All releases from v1.0.0 through v1.10.0, including all patch releases. The API mode of the git resolver has been present since the resolver was introduced.

Releases prior to v1.0.0 are not affected because the git resolver either did not exist or did not have API mode.

Acknowledgments

This vulnerability was reported by Koda Reef (@kodareef5), who provided a detailed analysis and proof-of-concept. Thank you!

References

Prior advisory: GHSA-j5q5-j9gm-2w5c
Related: #9608 (deprecate api-token-secret-namespace)
Related: #9609 (SubjectAccessReview for resolver secrets)

Severity

7.7 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2026-40161 (GCVE-0-2026-40161)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-21 16:26 – Updated: 2026-05-21 21:20

Title

Tekton Pipelines: Git resolver API mode leaks system-configured API token to user-controlled serverURL

Summary

Tekton Pipelines project provides k8s-style resources for declaring CI/CD-style pipelines. Starting in version 1.0.0 and prior to versions 1.0.2, 1.3.4, 1.6.2, 1.9.3, and 1.11.1, the Tekton Pipelines git resolver in API mode sends the system-configured Git API token to a user-controlled serverURL when the user omits the token parameter. A tenant with TaskRun or PipelineRun create permission can exfiltrate the shared API token (GitHub PAT, GitLab token, etc.) by pointing serverURL to an attacker-controlled endpoint. Versions 1.0.2, 1.3.4, 1.6.2, 1.9.3, and 1.11.1 fix the issue.

Severity

7.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-04-21 17:41 UTC

CWE

CWE-201 - Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7856 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/security/adv…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/issues/9608	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/issues/9609	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
tektoncd	pipeline	Affected: >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.2 Affected: >= 1.2.0, < 1.3.4 Affected: >= 1.4.0, < 1.6.2 Affected: >= 1.7.0, < 1.9.3 Affected: >= 1.10.0, < 1.11.1

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