CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-6848

MediumCVSS 5.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.27%

19th percentile - higher than 19% of all known CVEs

Summary

A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay where the password re-verification prompt for sensitive operations, such as token generation or robot account creation, can be bypassed. A user with a timed-out session, or an attacker with access to an idle authenticated browser session, can perform privileged actions without providing valid credentials, despite the UI displaying an error for invalid credentials.

Risk Assessment

Someone with access to an unattended, logged-in browser session can perform sensitive operations without re-authentication. This may lead to unauthorized token or robot account creation and privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Upgrade Red Hat Quay to a version containing the fix. Enforce short idle session timeouts and require re-login for sensitive operations.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay. When Red Hat Quay requests password re-verification for sensitive operations, such as token generation or robot account creation, the re-authentication prompt can be bypassed. This allows a user with a timed-out session, or an attacker with access to an idle authenticated browser session, to perform privileged actions without providing valid credentials. The vulnerability enables unauthorized execution of sensitive operations despite the user interface displaying an error for invalid credentials.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS