CVE-2026-65960
Tetragon: Unauthenticated Tetragon gRPC admin API accessible from hostNetwork pods
Description
Tetragon is an eBPF-based security observability and runtime enforcement project. Versions before 1.7.0 can use a Helm default that exposes the privileged Tetragon gRPC API through an unauthenticated TCP listener on localhost:54321. An attacker who can run or compromise same-node hostNetwork pods can reach the listener and invoke privileged methods without authentication. These methods can add, delete, or reconfigure tracing policies and change debug settings, potentially resulting in privilege escalation or container escape. Version 1.7.0 changes the default endpoint to a Unix-domain socket. Deployments that do not expose an unauthenticated TCP listener are not affected.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 6, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 6, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade Tetragon to version 1.7.0 or later.
- Ensure gRPC API is not exposed via TCP.
- Configure API to use Unix-domain socket.
- Remove unauthenticated TCP listener.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Tetragon is an eBPF-based security observability and runtime enforcement project. Versions before 1.7.0 can use a Helm default that exposes the privileged Tetragon gRPC API through an unauthenticated TCP listener on localhost:54321. An attacker who can run or compromise same-node hostNetwork pods can reach the listener and invoke privileged methods without authentication. These methods can add, delete, or reconfigure tracing policies and change debug settings, potentially resulting in privilege escalation or container escape. Version 1.7.0 changes the default endpoint to a Unix-domain socket. Deployments that do not expose an unauthenticated TCP listener are not affected. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-306 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/65xxx/CVE-2026-65960.json">CVE-2026-65960</a> Added Reference https://github.com/cilium/tetragon/commit/8e89933d3526f37c04f7523013ff32f8b1c6f62a Added Reference https://github.com/cilium/tetragon/commit/fe46101770b960ebbf39fe9749bb20d49cf178b2 Added Reference https://github.com/cilium/tetragon/pull/4882 Added Reference https://github.com/cilium/tetragon/releases/tag/v1.7.0 Added Reference https://github.com/cilium/tetragon/security/advisories/GHSA-6qqg-3qf7-p3v5