Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes, in typical deployments where Kargo's APIs are exposed over the network. An attacker who can reach and interact with the batch resource creation endpoints can attempt to exploit the authorization flaw. The practical reach depends on how the Kargo API is exposed (internal-only vs. internet-facing) and what authentication controls are in place.

What level of access does an attacker need?

The attacker needs the ability to send requests to the affected batch creation endpoints under an identity recognized by Kargo. This identity may be low-privileged or misconfigured; the vulnerability arises because the control plane then performs actions with its own stronger credentials, not because the attacker already has high privileges.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The most robust fix pattern is to enforce strict allowlisting and per-document authorization for resources created through batch endpoints, combined with least-privilege service accounts for the control plane. Each document should be validated against the expected schema and resource types, and resource creation should be explicitly tied to the caller's intended permissions and Project scope.

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.9)

Authorization Logic Error (CWE-863) in Kargo Batch Resource Creation APIs

CVE-2026-27112

Published:

Feb 20, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Remote Code Execution on the Router

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HIGH RISK

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Remote Code Execution on Router Firmware

April 6, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Bypass / Incorrect Authorization

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Escalation leading to Remote Code Execution and Secret Exfiltration

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.9)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Bypass / Incorrect Authorization

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Escalation leading to Remote Code Execution and Secret Exfiltration

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.9)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Authorization Logic Error (CWE-863) in Kargo Batch Resource Creation APIs

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

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