8.7
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-49478
Fulcio has OIDC Discovery Redirect Following Allows SSRF and JWKS Substitution for Meta-Issuer Paths, with Kubernetes Service-Account Token Leakage
Description

Fulcio is a certificate authority for issuing code signing certificates for an OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity. Versions through 1.8.5 improperly follow cross-host redirects and attach Kubernetes ServiceAccount tokens during OIDC discovery, allowing a malicious or compromised issuer to perform blind SSRF, substitute and cache malicious JWKS keys, or disclose ServiceAccount tokens to external hosts. Version 1.8.6 blocks cross-host redirects, restricts token injection, and restricts local token loading. No known workarounds are available.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 13, 2026, 1:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 13, 2026, 1:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linuxfoundation fulcio
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Fulcio to version 1.8.6 to prevent SSRF and token disclosure.
  • Update Fulcio to version 1.8.6.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'sigstore', 'product': 'fulcio', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 1.8.6'}]}]
    Added Description Fulcio is a certificate authority for issuing code signing certificates for an OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity. Versions through 1.8.5 improperly follow cross-host redirects and attach Kubernetes ServiceAccount tokens during OIDC discovery, allowing a malicious or compromised issuer to perform blind SSRF, substitute and cache malicious JWKS keys, or disclose ServiceAccount tokens to external hosts. Version 1.8.6 blocks cross-host redirects, restricts token injection, and restricts local token loading. No known workarounds are available.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-918
    Added Reference https://github.com/sigstore/fulcio/commit/378c654f48c3bafdced04ead7010aab2cb4c6ca1
    Added Reference https://github.com/sigstore/fulcio/pull/2354
    Added Reference https://github.com/sigstore/fulcio/releases/tag/v1.8.6
    Added Reference https://github.com/sigstore/fulcio/security/advisories/GHSA-f5mr-q85p-6hh6
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