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Critical· 9.3

CVE-2026-39910

STACKIT’s IaaS API has a missing authorization check that lets an attacker with low privileges attach high‑privileged service accounts to virtual machines they control. By exploiting the unvalidated PUT /servers/service-accounts endpoint, the attacker can then retrieve OAuth2 tokens from the Instance Metadata Service and take over the entire organization’s environment.

publishedJun 8, 2026
last modifiedJul 23, 2026
sourcesNVD
severity · cvss
9.3
critical · how bad it is
exploitation · epss
<1%
23th percentile · chance of exploitation in 30 days
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counting…on Sep 6, 2026

No official fix yet. If none appears within 45 days of first tracking, this entry is removed automatically.

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Who is affected

STACKIT IaaS API users – organizations that host virtual machines on STACKIT’s infrastructure and rely on the API to manage service accounts.

02

Real-world impact

An attacker can gain full control over an organization’s cloud resources, including the ability to read, modify, or delete data, launch malicious workloads, and exfiltrate sensitive information, all without needing to bypass tenant boundaries.

03

Why this severity

The CVSS score of 9.3 reflects the vulnerability’s high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It allows an attacker to elevate privileges from a low level to full organization control, making it a critical security risk.

04

What to do about it

no official fix yet

No official fix or mitigation is documented in the sources yet. Monitor the vendor advisory and apply the patch as soon as it is released.

No fix documented in sources

05

Timeline

  1. Jun 8, 2026 · Jun 8, 2026
    Published
    Disclosed and added to the National Vulnerability Database.
  2. Jul 23, 2026 · 12d ago
    Advisory updated
    The NVD record was last revised.
06

How it’s attacked

Attack vectorNetwork (remote)
Attack complexityLow
Attack requirementsNone
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone needed
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
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References & advisories

(ai-assisted) A model wrote this summary from the official data, so double-check it against the source before you act on it. Read the official advisory →