CVE-2026-54168

Pipelines-as-Code: Unscoped GitHub App installation token allows unauthorized access to private repositories via remote task resolution

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
Sep 15, 2026
Updated
Sep 17, 2026
Reserved
Jun 11, 2026

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Description

Pipelines-as-Code is a CI/CD system that lets users define Tekton pipelines in source code repositories. Prior to 0.37.8, 0.39.6, 0.42.1, and 0.48.0, a GitHub App installation token created during webhook processing is not scoped to the repository that triggered the event when the App is installed across multiple repositories. A user with push access to one repository can submit a PipelineRun containing a pipelinesascode.tekton.dev/task remote task annotation that targets a private repository in the same installation. When ScopeTokenToListOfRepos returns no explicit scope, the missing triggering repository ID leaves the token able to access the entire installation. Pipelines-as-Code resolves and inlines the remote private task with that token, disclosing the repository's Tekton definitions. The demonstrated impact is read-only and does not provide write access. This issue is fixed in versions 0.37.8, 0.39.6, 0.42.1, and 0.48.0.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pipelines-as-codetektoncd
  • < 0.37.8Affected
  • >= 0.38.0, < 0.39.6Affected
  • >= 0.40.0, < 0.42.1Affected
  • >= 0.43.0, < 0.48.0Affected

References

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