CVE-2026-85299
Missing Authorization in Compute Engine allows Cross-Project Disk Exfiltration
Description
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the disks.createSnapshot and regionDisks.createSnapshot APIs in Google Compute Engine versions prior to 2026-08-31 on Google Cloud Platform allows an authenticated attacker to exfiltrate cross-project disk data. This vulnerability was patched on 31 August 2026, and no customer action is needed.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 27, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 27, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-85299
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c |
Solution
- Verify the patch has been applied by Google.
- Ensure systems are up to date.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-85299.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/security-bulletins#gcp-2026-073 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-85299 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-85299
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2026-85299 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2026-85299 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
-
New CVE Received by f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c
Oct. 27, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag exclusively-hosted-service Added Description A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the disks.createSnapshot and regionDisks.createSnapshot APIs in Google Compute Engine versions prior to 2026-08-31 on Google Cloud Platform allows an authenticated attacker to exfiltrate cross-project disk data. This vulnerability was patched on 31 August 2026, and no customer action is needed. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Clear Added CWE CWE-862 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85299.json">CVE-2026-85299</a> Added Reference https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/security-bulletins#gcp-2026-073