CVE-2026-74243
Quay: unauthenticated secscan notification endpoint in quay when psk is unset
Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay. When the SECURITY_SCANNER_V4_PSK (pre-shared key) is not set, a remote unauthenticated attacker can send POST requests to the security scanner notification endpoint. This allows the attacker to flood the notification queue and inject path traversal characters into Clair API URL paths. The primary consequence is worker resource exhaustion and blind path manipulation on the configured Clair host, potentially leading to a denial of service.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 14, 2026, 11:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 14, 2026, 11:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Set the SECURITY_SCANNER_V4_PSK environment variable.
- Restrict access to the security scanner notification endpoint.
- Update Red Hat Quay to the latest version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2026-74243.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-74243 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516142 |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 14, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_update_service:5'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift Update Service', 'packageName': 'openshift-update-service/openshift-update-service-rhel8', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Quay 3', 'packageName': 'quay/quay-rhel8', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Quay 3', 'packageName': 'quay/quay-rhel9', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay. When the SECURITY_SCANNER_V4_PSK (pre-shared key) is not set, a remote unauthenticated attacker can send POST requests to the security scanner notification endpoint. This allows the attacker to flood the notification queue and inject path traversal characters into Clair API URL paths. The primary consequence is worker resource exhaustion and blind path manipulation on the configured Clair host, potentially leading to a denial of service. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Added CWE CWE-306 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-74243 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516142